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hey bro,
well i know it has taken me a lil longer to write then i said but hey it gets wild out here. lol well i will start off by telling u things seem to be going ok so far i have gotten 50/50 of my daughter Payton Mae Tappa. I get her from Thursday 5pm to sunday 5pm. well im not stoping there im going for soul custody. And im almost sure il get it i have the right people in my corner with me and surprisingly i have not got into any shit. I work out everyday. I still have my same car and i just started giving Plasma i get 55 bucks a week for that and i had a job interview today at this place here in town called grafic mangment. They make like shop towels and that kind of stuff i will know next week if i got it i hope to god that i do. Man my kid, Randy Bro i cant tell u what that lil girl has done man,i luv that kid more then anything on earth. I mean i can go on and on about her she looks just like me and god she loves the hell out of me. Up untill this past weekend NO ONE has been able to get her out of my arms not even my Uncle or Aunt now she is starting to open up to them. But Bro i have never had nothing hit me like she did. I cry like a lil bitch every time i have to let her go on sunday. Man she has for sure give me a new line of sight i tell u that. But i feel good and yeah i want to snap out on swum people but hey ya know how that is. HAHA But Bro i really dont think i willbe back unless some one hurts my kid then its all over with ya know. But I will get u sum pictures as soon as i get them. I got a nice lab top a nice phone but Bro the new ness has not wore off of being out. I spend alot of time alone at home i like it that way keeps me out of shit ya know. But I go to get into school next week. Been doing alot of work with my uncle cutting trees and painting. I am planing on getting my own place cause we dont get along to good ya know. Been down by the hot red head a few times she will be moving soon up here. Other then that shit is good out here. Il stop for now in hope to hear back. Tell Joe, Flinchba to get one of these things so i can write him like this cause paper and pen shit is not cutting it ya know. Just give me a bit and il get u sum pics. But u be cool and get back to me Bro,

Your Guy
Doc Tappa,,

Luke,

Thank you for sharing all this information. Your knowledge and ability to articulate it, are truly impressive. I'm going to forward this letter to a friend of mine who works with WORT radio in Madison. There's no guarantee anything will happen, but maybe WORT can help start creating a space for inmate voices.

Best,
Zoe

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Hi Alvin,
How r u I hope u are doing well. I let crystal know about this new way to message u so I'm hoping she will be coming over soon to send u a message I think this is the coolest thing ever. We all miss u and hope to see u soon..

hi its krista im at nannys because mom is at work and decided to write you. i really love and miss you since im going to be in the advanced group of orchestra i will have to get alot of practice in. im going to go to 7th grade and im going to be in middle school. im half excited and half nervous. i cant wait to see you again. you know what,knowing what is going on in my envronment i feel as if i am gaining more knowledge to be a better and good person and i will be successful. i already have a rough draft for my future...although it wont easy to avoid certain experiences,i will certainly rise above it and be the better person. i hope your doing good because we all love and miss you and would hate for something to happen to you. LOVE YOU

Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. This was such a beautiful poem.

hay big brother
i sent u a book of stamps in the card i sent on the first of the month did u get it?
if not let me know. i will send another book on the first of august.
i am waiting to hear from u. it looks like i will be here another 6 weeks at least. i'll no more on the 25th when i see my p.o.
until then i love u. i do have pictures to send next time i write

love your
baby sister

linda

Wow, I'm in high school! I know that I look great at times, but I think that's pushing it a bit. :-) Ha Ha

Hey Alvin! It's Misty Belcher! Mom & I just read your blog & we also recently recievd Jacobs letter! JAcob was here and got to read it he mentioned that there was nothing in there about his bday coming up so we told him Theres probly aother letter coming for him before then. When theyve wrote u in the past ive sat them dow and had them reply to your letters its hard to get them 2 slow down but when they do, they love to talk to you! As for over here My baby shower is next sun the 29th and me and mom are stressing over it :), Rusty won his race last night but me and mom stayed home the temp was 109!! I take the kids to the lake every weekend and sometimes mom joins us, we always go to West Burns Run but the other part East Burns Run got shut down this weekend due to the algae that was a problem and makin everyone sick last year, so, we are hoping they can do something to controll it where we can still go! As you probably know Jacob will be 9 on the 5th of August so Rikki set him up a party at the Splash pool in Sherman (the old Fairview tha now has slides and stuff) on Aug the 7th a Tues from 530 to 730 she is getting him a biycle and a angry birds cake and mom is most likely getting him some school clothes and maybe a few things becuase we buy him alot of toys and then he breaks them and all he plays with is hot wheels! Do you know about when you are coming home yet?? Mom & Dad are asking so they know when to start getting the truck ready for you to be back in Sherman. Well, we will wait for your reply this is pretty awesome of them to set this up for you WE CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO BE BACK!!! LOVE YA !!!

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