Over the past 20 years of my life I have fought with the demons of addiction and have spent most of this time either in jail or prison. During these stays, I discovered that I had a knack for writing short stories and poems. Inmates in both prison and jails found the poems and short stories to be filled with wisdom, encouragement, inspiration and motivation. These writings can be discussed at dinner as a family. These writings can be read as Community References of Prison and its pain. These writings are filled with a spirit that embraces those who have hope that there is someone who still cares. These writings are to encourage the discouraged that are facing time, doing time or have done time.