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What friends mean
July 14, 2022

What friends mean

Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
From nobody to somebody
July 13, 2022

From nobody to somebody

Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Light through darkness
March 4, 2021

Light through darkness

- Submission - pg. 1. Thursday 3-4-2021 "Light through Darkness" Hello everyone! I’m sorry that I haven’t written any essays or stories in awhile but I’ve been experiencing some unforeseen highs and lows due to...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Glimmer of light
November 24, 2020

Glimmer of light

Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Looking up
October 1, 2020

Looking up

Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Progress through pain
August 17, 2020

Progress through pain

pg. 1 -Submission- "Progress through Pain" Monday 8/17/2020 We’ve been on modified lock-down status for months now with no definite end in sight, which is driving me crazy! Me and my cellmate are beggining to...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Contracted
August 6, 2020

Contracted

"Contracted" Thursday 8-6-2020 Well everyone, Covid-19 has finally reached the prison I'm incarcerated at (Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility), so I diligently have to be on guard against catching it by doing all the preventative...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Thoughtful hearts
August 2, 2020

Thoughtful hearts

pg. 1 Submission Sunday 8-2-2020 "Thoughtful Hearts" About a month or so ago, I was blessed with not one but two pen pals, from two different states who wanted to show their support to fellow...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Hope in humanity
July 22, 2020

Hope in humanity

- Submission - pg. 1. Wednesday 7-22-2020 "Hope in Humanity" About two months ago, I began receiving mail from pen pals from different states on the streets who unknowingly helped me revive my faith in...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Covid credits
July 21, 2020

Covid credits

-Submission- Monday 7 "Covid Credits" I don't know if I qualify for this new, "Extraordinary Conduct Credits" due to me receiving an RVR on 2-6-20, but I am sure happy for everyone who does get...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
"Cabin fever" in COVID confinement
June 28, 2020

"Cabin fever" in COVID confinement

-Submission- Sunday 6-28-2020 "Cabin Fever" in Covid Confinement Let me begin by telling ya'll that we've been on this modified program since the end of February 2020 an it's almost July 2020 in a few...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Misunderstood
June 17, 2020

Misunderstood

- Submission - 1. Wednesday 6-17-2020 "Misunderstood" My life in a California Prison has been exceptionally hard, due to being misunderstood by my peers because they don't know anything about the different spectrums of sexual...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Coronavirus while incarcerated has been mentally difficult
June 9, 2020

Coronavirus while incarcerated has been mentally difficult

Submission Tuesday 6-9-2020 Coronavirus while incarcerated has been mentally difficult because I have nothing really to do but think and worry about when this will be over so the program can go back to the...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Keeping calm in the crisis of Covid-19
June 3, 2020

Keeping calm in the crisis of Covid-19

Submission for A.P.W.A. "Keeping Calm In the Crisis of Covid-19," Truthfully, keeping calm is really difficult for me because I only have my Mom by my side throughout my prison incarceration, plus she's the only...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Covid-19 conditions & complications
May 9, 2020

Covid-19 conditions & complications

Covid-19 Conditions & Complications Pg. 1. Submission Saturday 5-9-20 This letter is in receipt of your letter dated on May 5th, 2020. My first essay to A.P.W.A. talked about coronavirus [an and] how I am...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
Covid-19 complications in prison
April 9, 2020

Covid-19 complications in prison

pg. 1. - Submission- Thursday 4/9/20 "Covid-19 Complications in Prison" About months ago our prison in San Diego, CA. was put on Modified Program with restricted Group Gatherings, which has been hard on me because...
Taylor, ShariffCalifornia
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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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