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An excerpt from journal dated Jan 20th 2020
January 20, 2020

An excerpt from journal dated Jan 20th 2020

 An Excerpt From Journal Dated Jan 20th 2020 First entry of the new year. Here in N Dorm. My bunky is still the same. A mexican surreno named "Diablo". Im actually surprised by how well...
Kirkman, Travis D.Indiana
An excerpt from my journal
July 8, 2019

An excerpt from my journal

 An excerpt from my journal: December 10, 2017 I witnessed the craziest shit last night. An inmate I know beat down a correctional officer right in front of me. To make matters worse, the inmate...
Kirkman, Travis D.Indiana
The story of my life
June 11, 2019

The story of my life

 The Story of My Life by Travis Kirkman I was born in 1984. My mother was young when she had me. I can only imagine how she felt giving birth to a bastard. I don't...
Kirkman, Travis D.Indiana
Crying in my sleep
April 7, 2019

Crying in my sleep

 An excerpt from my journal. 4-7-19 Crying in my sleep. It's weird. I wake up and I seem to be sobbing really hard. I'm not sure what's going on. There are no tears or anything....
Kirkman, Travis D.Indiana
Just witnessed the craziest shit
April 4, 2019

Just witnessed the craziest shit

 An excerpt from my journal. 4-4-19 Just witnessed the craziest shit that I have ever seen thus far. While standing on the top tier, directly in front of my cell, a stocky mixed man named...
Kirkman, Travis D.Indiana
Excerpts from my journal dated 3-16-18
March 16, 2018

Excerpts from my journal dated 3-16-18

 Excerpts From My Journal Travis Kirkman Dated 3-16-18 I already have a file! Some bullshit went down again tonight. My nerves are so bad that Im practically shaking right now. A little guy a few...
Kirkman, Travis D.Indiana
I cried again today
November 18, 2017

I cried again today

 An Excerpt from My Journals 11/18/17 I cried again today. The tears are beginning to form easily. It doesn’t take much. I guess I’m just super depressed. I truly miss my family. They are all...
Kirkman, Travis D.Indiana
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If you are working on an APWA-related project, please let us know how you plan to utilize the Archive. We hope to share information about your work with our readers and, whenever possible, with relevant APWA authors.

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