Standing up for myself is something I never was able to do. Growing up, I never had to because my best friend was the toughest person I knew. I was…
Life in Prison | Letters from Inmates
Standing Up (or not) | Noah Bergland
July 5, 2020
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Life in Prison | Letters from Inmates
An Act of Love | Noah Bergland
July 4, 2020
Dear Melrose, “An Act of Love” was a piece that I never intended to publish. It started as a prompt in my creative writing class while incarcerated when I was asked…
Life in Prison | Letters from Inmates
Fifteen Days in Prison Quarantine | Noah’s Story
June 21, 2020
First, I was called in on April 20th, two days before I went to quarantine, and they told me they were working on getting me an earlier home confinement date….
Life in Prison | Letters from Inmates
One’s Good Fortune Can Be Another’s Tragedy | Noah’s Story
June 20, 2020
The date is April 22nd, 2020. I officially found out today that I will be released early from my prison term, under the Cares Act, brought on by Covid-19. On…
Mental Health
This I believe…that life is what you make of it | Noah’s Story
June 19, 2020
Noah here. Before coming to prison, all I wanted to make of life, was a party, and I succeeded at that. I didn’t have any real goals other than having…
Life in Prison | Letters from Inmates
The Guest House, My Parent’s Diner
May 29, 2020
During my creative writing class at Yankton Federal Prison Camp, I was asked to think of a diner. I didn‘t have to think for long, because I grew up in…