STORIES FROM THE UPPERDECK

“I’m back.” These words changed my childhood and my life. If you notice the punctuation, there is no exclamation point, no all caps like...

I live a double life, really I live a double, triple, quadruple life. Some days I get to be a train-hopping road-dawg traveling the...

Immediately after she left, my roommate got out of the shower and asked me what had happened. How could I tell him about this? My world...

During my rounds with addiction, I have had victories and defeat. This will tell of a time of defeat, but don’t you know his joy comes in...

I had a very different experience when I was incarcerated than most. I have mentioned before that I was part of the Trustee Program when...

I got into one fight when I was locked up. After almost 20 months behind bars, including 5 months in Zone A2 at Hinds County Detention...

I think my electronics are out to get me. I know that my rationality has definitely been called into question before, but just because I...

There are times and relationships in life that are so bad; we pray to try to forget. The hurt from these times can be so monumental,...

I procrastinate a lot. I mean I have a plan. In this plan are several detours already prepared for my procrastination. I figure out how...

I didn’t think things could get any worst. I mean how could they? I had already lost all faith in one of my heroes. Santa had...

I hate Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad that Jesus was born to a virgin for mine and your sins, but I hate Christmas. For...

I do not understand women. I want to. I’ve tried to. It’s so hard. I am not talking about understanding the complexities of her heart or...

Bardin-Man Pt 2 I told you all, that so often, I have wanted to be the hero, only to become the villain. Would you feel the same way...

I have received a great gift here lately. You probably already know what it is, but it was something I needed right now. I have been...

There were some signs early that we were headed for treacherous waters. I had the wildest imagination as a child. I’m not talking about...

(#StayAwayStigma Not every story will have drug references, some will. This one does as well as some suicide references, this is...

If I’m going to continue this journey with you all, eventually it will get grimy. When I was writing my last piece (“The Barrrr( roll...

I was a trustee at Rankin County Jail in Brandon for about 10 months in 2016-2017. The first month of that I spent in a big 40 man dorm...

Everyone wants to know if Kanye’s conversion was real? I am here to tell you the truth about it. Is Yeezus now serving Jesus? I have no...

I’m on tinder there I said it. Honestly I thought it would make me feel better. It didn’t. I still feel like a creep. My problem is not...