Notes From The Pen

For 2 years Bobby's nemesis has been lurking around every corner, and yesterday he's told to report to their office. The entire walk across the prison unit he's thinking the worst. Does his dread come to fruition? You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com    And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Spinning laps at the pay phone: define your own joy, the evolution of pants, and masquerading cults. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts. And check ou...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Another raid takes place at the prison, but not Bobby's unit this time. We reflect on the ever changing state of Florida, growing up in a diverse city, and the Peabody replies to mama c. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   notesfromthepen.com Support our show...

Finding your path, inspiration, and meaning for life. Painting has caused Bobby to explore the meaning behind the inspiration that's been pulling at his soul. From the early cave man days, to present time humans have asked the question; what's this life all about? You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/us...

Bobby experiences a burning a fire in his belly that drives him to create some soulful art that's pulled from the pain and suffering he lives daily behind bars. Painting is consuming his time, and he shares his love for Jean-Michel Basquiat's paintings. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=567778...

A throw back with Doug Stanhope and Bobby catching up. We'll be back next week with a new episode. Thank-you to Doug Stanhope. Please check out his website for tour dates and march. https://www.dougstanhope.com You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   notesfromthepen.com   And check out the GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start  https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-hel...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   notesfromthepen.com   Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts. And check out the GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start  https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-...

The stress and reality of going home is creating anxiety, and Bobby breaks down the emotions that come with it. Will his long term incarceration cause him to be 'bugged out'? After reading a Paris Review, that has a compilation of their top creative writing pieces, one in particular has Bobby perplexed. The approach of warehousing people, soft on crime, and faiure to correct behavior is di...

Bobby is off LOP (Loss Of Privileges), JD gets exciting news that may make him hit the skateboard again, flag football enters the Olympics in Paris, shoulder pain, and capitol punishment in the US. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:    notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts. And check out the ...

Bobby's not feeling it, JD fills the gas tank, and a discussion about people who've experienced trauma find meaning, and how others (who've not suffered trauma) connect with that person. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts. And check out the G...

For a while Bobby has been wanting to have Pops on here to talk about their connection as father and son. How they lost connection but have recently been able to rekindle it through pro-wrestling. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:    notesfromthepen.com And check out the  GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start   https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start...

Bobby is feeling a neurosis that's he coined 'monotonous neurosis', he has a new lounge area, and It's nice to hear Bobby laugh while he's singing in the rain. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:    notesfromthepen.com And check out the  GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start   https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start Twitter:  https:...

When it comes to the prison system there's no such thing as fair or doing the right thing, and it can cause undo stress. Even though Bobby saved the life of an inmate by performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR and the reason for having a faint line on a drug test, it could be enough for the prison to punish him by kicking him out of a class. We're still waiting for the official results, so stay tune...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby reflects relationships on this Father's Day episode. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:    notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts. And check out the  GoFundMe  to help with Bobby...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby and JD spinning laps on the yard, experiencing the dark side of prison power, positive feedback, a TV with a view, and the importance of community support. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:    notesfromthepen.com And check out the  GoFundMe  to help with Bo...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Spinning laps with Bobby and JD: One for the good guys as the chickens come home to roost thanks to Worth Rising, hat still on, JD and Bobby try to stump each other with trivia, OJ and  Jake  Byrd at  Simpson trial . The Slow Death Of A Prison Profiteer:  https://theappeal.org/securus-bankrup...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Prison phone call commitment, eclipse and 40k blind inmates, class is half over, and Bobby finally gets a new bunkie that's not a zombie...plus a post show clip. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   notesfromthepen.com And check out the  GoFundMe  to help with...

Bobby is rediscovering the magic of classic cinema with TCM, and it's igniting a forgotten passion. Now armed with a fresh perspective and a contagious enthusiasm, Bobby wants to share this art form's enduring power with a new generation, eager to reignite the love for these timeless cinematic gems. Plus, Bobby's love for the art of story telling and remembering an old campfire story, as told to h...

This episode is a call to action, a testament to the human spirit, and a powerful exploration of the intersection between literature and lived experience. Bobby re-tells the story of Dante's Inferno, plus little 5 year old Bobby loves to climb rope. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   notesfromthepen.com And check out the  GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start ...

Life behind bars is challenging in so many ways, and in this episode Bobby and Co-host JD talk about the limited living space and how quickly it can turn serious. Following the convict code is the difference between survival and demise. The 'Bunkie Gods' seem to have a problem finding a 40+ inmate that's not a Zombie. Bobby shares how his most recent bunkie burns himself out, but not a...

Bobby and mama c talk art and creativity. Artists require space; mental, physical, and emotional space in order to be creative, and prison puts a giant choke hold on all of these things. Prison stifles creativity, so it's rare to find someone who can rise above it. Bobby meets another artist in prison, Justin, and the two of them quickly form a bond and get to work creating. Justin's book ...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day: at what age did Bobby's quick whit and humor start, mama c thinks she has prosopagnosia, gross nose candy, updates on why there are two empty bunks, and driving 3 hours to get a lotto ticket. There's also a short post-show clip.  You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our...

The National Guard is called in to do a massive, prison wide, tear everything, spread the cheeks, lift the dick, shake down; and Bobby's cell gets trashed by someone you'd never suspect!   Welcome back Bobby & JD! You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:  notesfromthepen.com And check out the GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for...

Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day.  Bobby shares how he and Co-host JD bonded over music and how their relationship grew to a meaningful friendship. Bobby loses his rock collection after a shake-down, and Mama C gets flowers.   You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   ⁠notesfromthepen.com⁠ Support our...

Breaking down the stereotypes of drug addicts. The creative writing piece Bobby has been working on - The Clinic - is nearing the end of edits. The Clinic is about the tumultuous dance between a drug addict and the cold embrace of a meth clinic (and everything in-between). A true love-hate relationship. It starts out at a meth clinic in South Florida - the waiting room for rock bottom...and ends u...