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Recently, I hitchhiked across America, from Washington State back home to Saginaw, Michigan. I hitched four rides and took three different busses and two different trains. The first person I sat down next to on a bus was a young woman who had gotten out of prison that day. Me being me, I started cracking jokes, so the first thing I said was, "Orange is the new black, right?" We giggled, and a genuine conversation was born. I asked her if the inmates wore Kool-Aid on their eyes as eye shadow, and held pockets, as they do in a men's prison. She responded, "Yes, and they look beautiful when they do. Although, some guards, in some prisons, like to write citations, so it isn't commonplace in every prison." I asked her what she did to get locked up. She told me "publishing and uttering"--she had been forging checks. She then stated that she had been locked up for six months the first time, and then she had violated her parole, as she had been addicted to heroin. At that point, the establishment locked her away for two years. In this genuine conversation, she related to me that she hadn't seen her children in the last two years, so I asked her, "How old are your children?" She told me six and four; they had been four and two when she had gotten locked away. As we pulled up to our stop in Wenatchee, Washington, she got very excited and began slapping me on the leg. She squealed, "Look it! Look it! That's my girl! Oh my God, that's my baby girl!" And me being me, I said, "Let me be the first one to welcome you home." I stood up and held the traffic of the bus back so that she could be the first one off the bus, because whatever she had going on that day was so much better than anything anybody else had going on that day.
Paperback: 74 pages
Publisher: Green Ivy (August 2, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1945650443
ISBN-13: 978-1945650444
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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From the heartland of America comes a book that turns conventional wisdom on its head.I was surprised and delighted as the author refused to make excuses but instead embracedthe life he lives and the people he meets.An On The Road for the cell phone generation.
This book is like the dangerous friend who gets you do the things you really want to do in life. Who helps you let go of what is safe, and engage what is real! It will help you see what is great in people while overcoming the fear it takes to know them! Do it! "High Five" and "Roar" into life. This should be required reading to be a human being! Great Read!
Fun and inspiring book full of interesting stories/people as seen by the intrepid author during his exciting travels throughout our great nation. Always full of positivity and joy, the stories remind us of the need to venture out of our comfort zone, meet new people and be exposed to different situations, while always keeping a smile on our faces. Quick and fun read that I would recommend to everyone.
I wrote this book so that it might be consumed four ways. First as a novella. Second as a book of short stories. Third in chronological order as every chapter has a time stamp. And there is an independent story those,chapters are in italics.
Inspirational Read! This book inspires all to be bold, brave, and Bearish (once you read you will understand this reference!) A quick read with long lasting influence!
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