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I have to say, I’m at a bit of a crossroads here. I’m trying to figure out what I want to do in terms of my next book project. Right now, I am finishing up the revisions to Education Behind Bars. I have to turn it in to Sunbury Press, my publisher, in the near future. Then, I’ll spend a few weeks doing the finishing touches on Practice Electra, my debut novel. All of this should be done by the end of September. This brings me to planning my next project.

Right now I feel as if I’m being pulled in several directions. On the one hand, novels are easy. They don’t require a ton of research and they flow rather well. But novels aren’t socially important documents. Don’t get me wrong, they have a purpose and can fulfill some needs, but they aren’t something life changing. These days I’m focused upon changing lives and inspiring others. I guess that I want to produce something of real meaning, not mere entertainment value.

On Wednesday, September 7, and Thursday, September 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. the FCI-Petersburg Education Department held class signups for Adult Continuing Education classes. The number of individuals registered was very impressive. Over 400 students – around 20 percent of the prison population – enrolled in a class. Thirty-eight of these signed up for my class “Writing and Publishing.” Several of the classes maxed out at the allowable 40 students, 20 in the current class and 20 on the waiting list.