
The Eve Before Christmas at MCC
By D. St.Onge Was the eve before my MCC's Christmas
Not an inmate was stirring, well maybe a mouse The cells were all locked on the units with care
In hopes that my lawyers soon would be there. The inmates were all nestled all snug in their bunks
While visions of freedom swirled around in their heads And unit counselor in her kerchief and the guard in his cap Had just settled down for a long restful nap. When outside MCC there arose such a clatter
sprang from my bunk to s

How to Read Magazines and Newspapers Faster and Better
By Josh Kruger As a cellpreneur and/or writer you’re going to start feeling like you always are running out of time. There’s so much going on at your prison that you can’t find time to create, read, write, or get those pro- jects done, right? But you need to read so that you continue to devel- op new ideas and stay abreast of the newest developments in your field or genre. In this column I’d like to give you a tip that can help you speed up the process of reading magazines an

Confessions of a Flu Virus
Whom we love to infect, the surprising places we lurk in your home, and how we make you feel so crummy. Only 42% of adults get vaccinated last year. Great news for me! Think we're just a cold? Ha! Underestimate us at your peril. Each year on average, we send 200,000 people to the hospital and have a hand in killing at least 23,000 (usually if they also develop complica- tions such as pneumonia). Not to brag, but we are strong enough to render even a totally normal, healthy pe

Kitchen Corner
Strawberry Cheesecake Ingredients: 2 - 3.2 oz. packets of powdered milk 5 - pkgs. powdered lemon Cool Offs 1 - cup sugar or 8 packets of sweetener 1 - 8 oz. can vanilla Ensure 1 - 16 oz. squeeze bottle of strawberry preserves
1 - pkg. of Graham crackers or 16 oz. of Vanilla Wafers Line a bowl with Graham crackers or vanilla wafers for the crust. In a mixing bowl, pour
in powdered milk and the Cool Offs. Stir. Pour in Ensure and sugar or sweetener. Be sure to stir at all tim