hello james my name is kyla, im not sure if you are still active on this blog.. but if you are I would be interested in corresponding and give me some advice on my career choice. are still in solitary confinement? if you are I would like to be your penpal, I love having new friends. hope to hear from you soon!
hello Antoine my name is Kyla, im writing to you for 2 reasons. 1 your posts are very inspiring, 2 I was wondering if you could help give me advice. as I can see you are very open minded (which is a good thing) so would you be able to give me some insight. I have been studying in criminal justice, and I have always wanted to be a counselor. I really want to help impact someone's life. so if I were to become the best correction counselor what could I do to help? what kind of approaches could I use to help people open up to me? but most importantly I hope you are having a wonderful day. and if you have any questions for me feel free to ask. I look forward to hearing from you again- Kyla Johnson
Hello roland its kyla again. I wanted to thank you for writing me. I really do appreciate it. How are your college courses going? And most importantly how is Your day going? And to get to your questions the last time i was happy was about a year ago. I fell into a deep deep state of depression and i have been battling it by myself. I had to set sticky notes on my walls to motivate me to get out of bed in the morning. The last time i cried was on monday june 18, 2018 my favorite rapper/music artists was killed. I had been one of his first fans since 2013 when he wanted to be noticed. So my heart was very broken because his music is what helps me . Which leads me to another topic. This rapper xxxtentacion always told his fans to be whatever and whoever they wanted. I really wanna a career in criminal justice. But what i want to be is a corrections counsler. So i was wondering if i could ask you for advice, what could i do to impact inmates lives and make them trust me? I hope you have wonderful day. Thanks again for writing me
Hello eric its kyla again. I hope you dont mind me asking what you meant about being a typical inmate. If im going to be honest i want your insight. What would make you trust a prison counsler? I want to be a corrections counsler for 2 reasons. 1. Because i want to impact others lives and make them feel like they arent alone and 2. I feel like as an idivdual i can learn alot. Thank you for taking the time out of ypur day tp write back :)
Hello jack its kyla again, i was looking into being a counsler in a prison. I love helping people and veing someone that is easy to talk to. My friends come to me for advice or to vent about anything. And one day i got to thinking about inmates and how you have all the time in the world to sit in your thoughts. People shouldnt have to bottle things in. I am the person to bottle my emotions up until i burst, but for me if i were to at least help one person or have the oppurtunity to impact someone elses i would be entirley grateful. And you dont have to worry about the time. I have plenty of patience. But what i had written you for was to see how i could be a good counsler. What kind of stuff would make you trust a counsler with helping you on a bad day? Would i be more effective if i went above and beyond my work and did daily check ups? I really do appreciate you for taking the time to write to me. I hopw you are having a wonderful day
Hello! I hope this finds you well. I have been reading your posts and I read your bio on fossilsandfeathers.org and I must say it is truly incredible. I grew up in such a very average and normal (I guess we should define normal! Haha) household where nothing ever happened that I can’t imagine the things you went through and endured. It is truly remarkable what you have overcome and I applaud you! I’m sorry for your recent loss. I lost my mother at 25 and I’m now 45 so I struggled with that loss and still do to this day. I’m a cancer survivor, I had AML leukemia and thought that I was a warrior but after reading your story I realize maybe I haven’t had it so rough. Anyway, I wish the best to you and your daughter. Best wishes! Heather
Eric, hope all is relatively well on your end. John here, UNCguy. Just poked in to the site to see whats new in your world. I see you are trying to come up with new things to write about. You may not realize it but you have much to offer in this, as your situation is (in my opinion) one of the most intriguing and interesting to me. Not because I want to be there obviously, but because it's kind of a glimpse into the rawest form of human interaction -- and hearing your perspective is like hearing what I would perceive/think in those situations. So even something you'd consider boring to us, it'd probably be interesting to hear what that "boring something" is like -- in prison. You know, as in -- I don't know, maybe -- you accidentally bump into somebody walking down the street. Usually it's an "excuse me" and you're both on your way. And, maybe it's the same way in prison -- or maybe it's not. Maybe there is that element of people trying to project toughness and a tiny accident turns into an ugly incident on a regular basis there. I have no idea. So please fire away with anything you have in mind.
With that said, here are a couple questions that just popped into my mind:
1. Leaving out what you've already written about, what "codes" or unwritten laws are there in prison that, perhaps, most people would not know about? Do's and don'ts, etc.
2. Are there whole days that you don't feel fear for your safety? Or is it everyday? Or is it basically never? I'm sure it depends on the facility and if you're dorm or private room.
3. What do you miss the most about the outside?
4. What about yourself has changed the most since being in?
5. Do you have any more "business" ideas for the future, like your candy-selling endeavor?
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but most importantly I hope you are having a wonderful day. and if you have any questions for me feel free to ask. I look forward to hearing from you again- Kyla Johnson
Eric, hope all is relatively well on your end. John here, UNCguy. Just poked in to the site to see whats new in your world. I see you are trying to come up with new things to write about. You may not realize it but you have much to offer in this, as your situation is (in my opinion) one of the most intriguing and interesting to me. Not because I want to be there obviously, but because it's kind of a glimpse into the rawest form of human interaction -- and hearing your perspective is like hearing what I would perceive/think in those situations. So even something you'd consider boring to us, it'd probably be interesting to hear what that "boring something" is like -- in prison. You know, as in -- I don't know, maybe -- you accidentally bump into somebody walking down the street. Usually it's an "excuse me" and you're both on your way. And, maybe it's the same way in prison -- or maybe it's not. Maybe there is that element of people trying to project toughness and a tiny accident turns into an ugly incident on a regular basis there. I have no idea. So please fire away with anything you have in mind.
With that said, here are a couple questions that just popped into my mind:
1. Leaving out what you've already written about, what "codes" or unwritten laws are there in prison that, perhaps, most people would not know about? Do's and don'ts, etc.
2. Are there whole days that you don't feel fear for your safety? Or is it everyday? Or is it basically never? I'm sure it depends on the facility and if you're dorm or private room.
3. What do you miss the most about the outside?
4. What about yourself has changed the most since being in?
5. Do you have any more "business" ideas for the future, like your candy-selling endeavor?
Anyway, take care man, talk soon,
John