Author: admin
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Where do I fit in?
I am not a people’s person. This is because people have made fun of my person from the moment I started becoming a different person. “I keep it real”, says people. “But what is real?”, I ask myself. Who defines the boundaries of who we can be or how far we are allowed to wander…
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Procrastination
Procrastination makes watching t.v. easy. I should be writing, improving my skill, but When the idiot-box shoves Rick and Morty into my face I can’t look away. I’m held captive by the possible ways vulgarity is expressed—artfully of course. All of the bunks here are uncomfortable. I sleep in an uncomfortable bunk. There’s no right…
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Transformation Rhythms: The Journey Pt. 2
Subject Transformational rhythms Journey step 2 The second class titled Taking the Lead (TTL) helped strengthen my ability to be influential, its focus is 5 practices and 10 influential skills. When you learn something that is having a positive impact the desire to share that information is strong. But it’s important to learn how to…
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Student Of The Tree
STUDENT OF THE TREE. There’s a tree outside my window. It stands there, its branches like broad arms twisting themselves toward the sun. Some days I watch the wind blow through the gaps between its green locks; it is mesmerizing. Now, I sit on my bunk, warm and protected from tonight’s chill. The tree learned…
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WHO ARE YOU
WHO ARE YOU By BRIAN BEALS AND DARIIUS FRANKLIN CAST Darrion Benson …………………….”Benson” Nolan Jackson …………………..”Conscious” Darius Franklin ………..…….”G Rock Lord” Toussaint Daniels ……..”Langston Hughes” Delandis Adams ………………………….”Big” Terrance Edwards …………………..”Smalls” Jeffery Latham ………………”Shady Lawyer” Henry Broomfield ………………..”Malcom X” Stephen McCoy …………………….”Dr. King” Brian Beals ………………..”Bull Pen Sheriff” WHO ARE YOU Who are you is…
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Foundation for Life Pt. 1
Foundation for Life (FFL) Part one. What makes FFL very effective is the set up. The course runs for sixteen weeks and the participants meet once a week for 2½ hours a day. On the first day of class the participants are offered an assessment test, it’s optional but I recommend everyone take it. The…
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Transformation Rhythms: The Journey Pt. 1
I began my journey through the Transformational Rhythms program in early 2017. I learned about it from a couple of guys I’ve been tight with while traveling through the Illinois prison system for many years. I started noticing subtle positive changes in their attitudes and the kinda of things they were interested in talking about.…
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IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM ADMIN
This website was inspired by my brother, Brian, who has been incarcerated for over 3 decades. Prisoner Exchange (PE) is NOT a business, it is simply a website that is owned and operated by his family and friends. The purpose of PE is to give prisoners a forum so their voices can be added to…
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Prison by D.K. Benson
I heard a knock at my cell door as I sat at the counter top sketching from a step-by-step art book. I refused to acknowledge it. Interruptions are rarely important. I continued my activity – a poor attempt at making a grapefruit look like a grapefruit. It was awful. The shape was odd and horrible…