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Father’s Day 2019
AUTHOR’S NOTE: What follows are 2 posts-from-the-past, The first, was written by my Son, Anthony, just a couple of months after I entered prison in 2010. The second was written by me, 3 years later. Anthony spent a couple of … Continue reading →
Recycling An Opportunity
AUTHOR’s NOTE: This post originally appeared here in “The Oakdale Chronicles” on January 21, 2013. I was about midway through my incarceration at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oakdale, LA, and had joined a public speaking group many of you … Continue reading →
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 →
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December 19
TODAY IS… an excellent day to avoid the crush. “Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, You forgive them all.” Psalm 65:3 NLT This time of year is a difficult one for millions of people. Certainly many people simply feel … Continue reading
Evil Is Seductive
(Author’s Note: What follows was originally posted in 5 parts 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 hospital … Continue reading
May 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to think about “everything”. “’What do you mean, what’s the matter?’ Micah replied. ‘You’ve taken away all the gods I have made, and my priest, and I have nothing left!’” Judges 18:24 NLT When the … Continue reading
“A Thousand First Steps”
“The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.” Proverbs 14:15 ESV At the end of the previous post, I announced that “I had found the foot of the stairs, and I was about to begin … Continue reading
“At The Bottom Of The Staircase”
(Author’s note, 3/15/19 – This article was updated to correct the newsletter link at the bottom. It was the first in a series. If you never read it, you may find it interesting. The rest of the articles are archived … Continue reading
“The Obstacle In The Path”
The biggest single obstacle blocking any individual’s progress on the path to freedom will always be themselves. Any person who has difficulty accepting the fact that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, was born of a virgin, lived a perfect life, died a horrible … Continue reading
