Who I am and my story, updated April 22, 2022 — Biography My name is Damian Delune and I’m married to sex writer and educator, Demeter deLune. I know, I’m a lucky guy! I’m not the prolific storyteller my wife is, but I promise to do my best. I’ve been coming up with stories in my head most of my life. …

Yes, it can lead to violence. The choice is yours as to whether it does. — Every once in awhile, Demeter will scroll Quora in certain spaces and look for questions about prison and jail life for content. As I’m sure you can imagine, there are some good quality questions with intriguing answers from people who have actually experienced this life. …

And the misinformation is spreading like wildfire. — Today, COs put up a sign about monkeypox that states, if you and your sexual partner are not using protection and one of you begins to show symptoms of monkeypox, you are required to report to medical and disclose your symptoms so you can be tested. …

You don’t, you just get really good at masking your true feelings. — I have gotten really good at wearing masks. It’s a skill I developed at a young age and honed to an art by the time I was a young teenager. It’s how I’ve survived into adulthood, living in a conservative place, being the person I truly am inside. The person…

And it all started by opening my mind and being willing to listen. — I was never one for reading growing up. It was actually not encouraged in my household. My “dad” thought being smart was for suckers. According to him, you didn’t need brains to do “man’s work” so reading or anything else he deemed “smart stuff” was frowned upon. By frowned upon…

Let’s stop using half of things to justify a whole bunch of bullshit. — I’m surrounded by Jailhouse Jesus’ (JJs)and they all have strong opinions about the recent overturning of Roe vs Wade. In fact, they’re all just thrilled about it. As for myself and my good buddy Monk, we think it sucks. We’re probably the only two men in here who are left…

Our state can’t get their shit together even when they have the money to do it. — Last year, after being asked numerous times, the North Carolina general assembly approved $30 million to address a long-standing issue regarding air conditioning in the state’s prisons. Sounds great, right? Don’t get it twisted, like anything else regarding the government, there’s a lot of red tape involved. …

She’s let me and my wife talk to my son and it’s a dream come true. — The first big story I ever wrote here on Medium was about my son, before I was incarcerated. It hit in a way I never would have expected and I have my wife to thank for that in a big way, as she did a lot of the editing and…

I’m starting to believe it may not be an act for some of these folks. — There’s a guy on my floor who I’m convinced is certifiable. No, I’m not qualified to make that assumption I guess, but I’m gonna do it anyway. We’ll call him Stone. Stone has been “down” for eight years and has about five years remaining on his sentence. Recently, he got…