Inmates

I've taken the opportunity to write to inmates. It's a interesting practice to write a letter to an incarcerated person. What do you say? What do you write about? I asked one ex-con about what they would be interesting in hearing in a letter and he mentioned something quite interesting: the day to day. I thought, why would that be interesting? But as he continued, I understood that the little details of someone's life has a refreshing effect on those regularly confined to a small space. And so I took up my pen (or keyboard in this case) and wrote about the mundane. I wasn't sure if the incarcerated would write back. He did! And his kind response has encouraged me to write again. The practice has also helped me appreciate my day to day life, as "boring" as it may be.