Category: Dispatches

Excessive Use of Tort #3

2-16-20 (1of3) Dear Ada County Clerk: I need to file a Small Claim but cannot access you in person or online. I understand there is a $69 filing fee but have no info on process-serving fees. Do I pay for all the fees at the same time or will you bill me for them? Please … Continue reading “Excessive Use of Tort #3”

Dear Friendly Stranger

2-03-20 Dear Stranger, Your books have arrived. Ethics For Public Communication will be absorbed immediately, and as a much-needed compliment to the Generalization in Ethics that I recently checked out from the library. This one also reaches me during a period of personal deliberation: I have responsibilities yet to be considered, likely to parties that … Continue reading “Dear Friendly Stranger”

First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Feb. 2020

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Jan. 2020 WELCOME to the February issue of First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter that addresses Idaho Corrections concerns. Brought to you by The Captive Perspective and made available by bookofirving82431.com. This publication provides an insider’s look at issues affecting our Idaho Department of Correction’s community. If you … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Feb. 2020”

Friends At The Prison Library Project

The Prison Library Project 915-C W. Foothill Blvd., PMB 128 Claremont, CA 91711-3356 1-20-20 Dear PLP: The English/Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms was useful for understanding the concerns of others during my project. And I also pulled from it while writing The Congener Interludes, Op.1: Sonatina of Intrigue, No. 2. So thank you! You’re … Continue reading “Friends At The Prison Library Project”

Censorship Schmensorship

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION Inmate Concern Form Inmate: Irving 82431 Date: 1-21-20 To: Chief of Prisons Chad Page Cc: Mike — Keefe As you may or may not know, I’ve been doing communication with Idaho’s press and legislature, lately. But exercising my civic responsibilities the way that I do, well, that requires you to stop … Continue reading “Censorship Schmensorship”

#BlackfootChallenge

1-18-20 Dear State Hospital South, It’s been a little over five years since I’ve cycled through your facility. Only thirty-four more and I shed the amalgam I wore when we met. Lately I’ve enjoyed writing people letters: Authors, advocates, legislators, the occasional stranger that wants to say hi. While I’m in a much better state … Continue reading “#BlackfootChallenge”

Friends at Poets & Writers

Poets & Writers 90 Broad Street, Suite 2100 New York, NY 10004 PW.org 1-11-20 Dear Poets & Writers, I can’t be certain if I’ve said thanks already, so we risk the potential for redundance in letters. You gifted me a copy of Nov/Dec, which exposed me to network of active Creatives. I wrote everyone whose … Continue reading “Friends at Poets & Writers”

Friends at News Inside

Mr. Lawrence Bartley News Inside c/o The Marshall Project 156 West 56th Street, Suite 701 New York, NY 10019 themarshallproject.org 1-11-20 Dear Mr. Bartley, Eli Hager’s article in Issue 2 of News Inside, about assuming civic responsibilities, inspired me. I’ve requested you view my materials, previously, but this one I think you’ll really enjoy. Please … Continue reading “Friends at News Inside”

First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Jan. 2020

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Dec. 2020 WELCOME to the January issue of First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter that addresses Idaho Corrections concerns. Brought to you by The Captive Perspective and presented in alliance with the Book of Irving Project. Available at bookofirving82431.com — for your rightfully disgruntled loved one’s reference! This … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Jan. 2020”

The Science Of Irvings, No. 2

Previous: The Science Of Irvings, No. 1 Continued 12-07-19 07:49 Flute Concerto No.1 in G, KV 313: Adagio ma non troppo Hey Dad, Some description: As a random simplifier, I produce a current. I exist in a density cluster and am exposed to stressors relative to my environment. The stressors cause resistance, increasing my current, … Continue reading “The Science Of Irvings, No. 2”