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Hello RonG,

You never know beforehand what will bring laughter to an individual, whether by accident, on purpose or otherwise.

While I did not intend to disturb the ambience of your surroundings with your response to my Bernie Mac episode, I am glad I was able to cause such a response and thank you for that. As I look back on the situation, I had to laugh myself.

Even as I character develop, I am never sure what tone or response I would be setting when releasing my subjects but I do hope that from this point on that I am not hard on you, you continue to disturb those around you with laughter; laughter is fitting for the spirit, and yes, you can borrow my head and shoulders.

I find pleasure in sharing my pieces with all. This is one way I am able to pay it forward. I hope you continue to find it a great way to start your day.

Always keep in mind that I am a fiction writer as well as non-fiction and I am not those characters in the stories I bring to you, the Bernie Mac episode, yes. But obviously I cannot be a seventeen year old girl name kincade-fiction.

With that said, even though there may be pieces that you may not like, encourage me by responding to those in which could use some polishing. We all can use some level of improvement. How else are we doing to get better otherwise? When anyone speaks their mind and I can brush up on things and fix them we can all get credit with bringing a better reading experience to everyone else.

To be honestly frank with you, RonG, over the past month or so, I have been thinking about discontinuing posting. Clearly put, after creative writing for the past fifteen (long time) years I would have thought I'd be at a junction where I was actually publishing my work, especially when it can enhance my chances at the parole board and will show that I am making an effort at becoming financially independent which, in their eyes, will lower any individuals risk of committing another crime upon release and lowers his recidivism rate even lower, verses just posting small excerpts of my work.

From personal experience, I can tell you that, after a certain (long time without goal reaching) time in prison, the mind can become disenchanted and the flame for a certain passion begins to dim and the lifeline of possibility shortens. Hopefully, I can sustain this weakness spell, continue on and lengthen that rope of possibility.

I think it is great that you lead a prison class on transformational thinking and leadership. That in itself makes you special, among other things, I'm sure. And not to compare at all, just sharing, but I also facilitate a weekly group on, Anger Management/Alternatives to Domestic Aggression and Violence.

Well, good day my friend,

Keith