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Recent Posts From ‘The Oakdale Chronicles’: : "TOC"
Don’t Touch the Stove (The ‘lost’ post)
By Tony Casson (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I found a draft of this post originally begun in November of 2012 by my beloved son, Anthony, from the chicken scratching I sent him. For some reason probably related to the fact he was … Continue reading →
Evil Is Seductive
(Author’s Note: What follows was originally posted in 5 parts here in The Oakdale Chronicles very early on during my incarceration. It is the story of my attempted suicide and the week that followed while I was kept in a … Continue reading →
Do you really want to reform our prisons?
The following is something I posted on Medium.com recently: No dialogue on prison reform is complete without a serious look at the profit incentives found in the privatization of many of this nation’s prisons, both federal and state. I will … Continue reading →
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox”
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox” “Pavlov’s Dog” illustration (Pavlov 1928 & Goodwin 1991, p. 138). On Tuesday, February 10, I attended a ‘criminal justice reform’ conference at the Washington Post in Washington, DC called “Out of Prison, Into … Continue reading →
“Stories of a Prisoner’s Wife”
(Editor’s Note: Diane’s last post was back in August. Diane has had a rough time, as you will read, but her testimony is powerful, compelling, and is something we can all learn from.) Entry 25 by Diane S. Eight and … Continue reading →
Blogs I Follow
- Inmate Blogger
- gdhayesblog
- Faith Runner
- romans10seventeen
- iwanttobelieveingod
- Dots&Thots
- denisebalog...Grace filled devotionals.
- Peace Hacks
- TLP
- boldlybrokentogether
- insideagirlheart
- Truth. Love. Service
- thekindmindproject
- Lifestyle With Terry
- a2eternity
- Vulnerability of the heart...
- BeautyBeyondBones
- Emily-Rose Lewis Ministries
- Im ashamed to die until i have won some victory for humanity.(Horace Mann)
- THE RIVER WALK
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Tag Archives: pleasing God
August 4
TODAY IS… a terrific day to speak as if the microphone is on. “Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner room will be proclaimed upon … Continue reading
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August 16
TODAY IS… a superb day to look for a smile on God’s face. “May God be merciful and bless us. May His face smile with favor upon us.” Psalm 67:1 NLT One definition of the verb “smile” is “to express … Continue reading
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