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. …

Mostly, it entails keeping your mouth shut. — My body my choice. That’s a phrase most men never have to worry about uttering. Why? Because typically, no one is trying to tell you what to do with your body as a man. Do you want to have a medical procedure done? You go to the doctor (with insurance or money) and you…

Sometimes you have to buck the system. — Demeter was going through our comments recently and it brought on a discussion about bucking the system inside. There aren’t many reasons I will intentionally do things I know could get me in trouble in here. Currently, I am at my minimum time because I was finally able to get…

They eat different food, which is saying a lot. — Food is a hot commodity in prison. It’s used as currency in the form of ramen noodle soups and of course, people eat it in order to receive nourishment. Although the latter point is questionable. It’s a sad day when you realize, eating ramen noodles, peanut butter, crackers, and chips…

You’d have to be able to get to medical first in order for that to be true. — I can’t speak for every prison in the United States, but at this point, I feel like I can speak pretty well for the one where I'm housed and probably for the majority of the ones in my state. For those few commenters who keep asking about my charges and…

Each one has their good points. — Introverts and Extraverts are basic personality types according to the theories of the 20th-century Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. According to these theories, an introvert is a person whose interest is generally directed inward toward their own feelings and thoughts while an extravert’s attention is directed toward other people and the…

Thrifty Words Challenge 100 Words #68 — Steps — Who we choose to spend time with has more of an effect on our lives than we realize in the moment. It can cost us large chunks of our lives if we’re not careful. I’m currently serving a five year seven month sentence that could have been twenty five years…

Using your brains is key. — When you see prisons or jail depicted on television or in movies, one of the things you see a lot of are fights. Yes, they happen, but in my experience so far, not as much as is shown. And typically, they’re more one on one than group fights. …

And they’re about as enlightened as you’d imagine. — I swear, the men in here have an opinion on everything. It’s easy to do when you literally have nothing to do all day beyond listening to the news on television or your radio. Yes, a lot of these men will leave this place one day. …