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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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Tag Archives: the future
January 24
TODAY IS… the perfect day to celebrate God’s gift of Hope. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” … Continue reading
February 24
TODAY IS… a good day to look forward. “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 KJV The world is full of stories of restoration and reconciliation. Many people … Continue reading
January 24
TODAY IS… the perfect day to celebrate God’s gift of Hope. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” … Continue reading
February 24
TODAY IS… a good day to look forward. “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 KJV The world is full of stories of restoration and reconciliation. Many people … Continue reading
“Today Is….A Gift From God”
‘TODAY IS’ Today is a gift from God, A day unlike all the rest; A brand new opportunity To bring out our very best. Today is a wondrous thing; A day full of life on God’s earth; A day to … Continue reading
