by Mark Bernstein | Nov 9, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Soundtrack Playing: Very loud laughter of Men Opening Tight Shout: Close up of a man's eyes, tearing up, slowly pull back to reveal his entire face, happily contorted in laughter. Slowly pull way further to reveal another 3 men on the bench with the…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 7, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
The feeling of isolation in the midst of 400+ people seems strange and yet is it really. The 400 people I'm here with are from so many different walks of life, cultures, backgrounds that that in itself leads to isolation. Throw in that the…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
There is a lot of information, rumor and supposition going around the camp regarding the pending bills in both the house and the Senate regarding prison reform and how it will affect all the inmates. I don't fully understand how it will affect all…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I was speaking with one of my fellow inmates this morning about self discipline, moderation and how certain of us spend our time and what we do to take care of our bodies and minds while we're incarcerated. He is a very intelligent gentleman who I…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 4, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I have to say that the creativity of some of the inmates with regard to food is amazing. There is seriously some gourmet cooking going on in here. What makes it more amazing is the lack of any real kitchen tools or real fine ingredients for the the…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I would be remiss if I didn't mention what an absolutely beautiful day weather wise it is here at Camp Fed. There is not a cloud in the sky, the temperature has to be in the mid seventies, it's hard to believe it's the third of November. The weather…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
We changed the clocks back last night to mark the new month, the new season and now it does finally feel like fall. Thankfully the weather is still unseasonably warm which I'm very thankful for, it allows me to get out every morning to exercise and…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Yes we are in prison, yes it can get to you but there are funny, funny moments that occur and sometimes we laugh so hard we cry. Tonight I had one of those moments while playing spades, yes, we do play cards too. We were discussing how bad the food…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 31, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I have started to teach a course here at Camp Fed, my course is Resume Writing & Cover Letters. I also intend to include some basics on creative writing as well. I was approached by the education dept to teach the curse and I gladly volunteered.…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I had a wonderful surprise today, my wife and our very dear friend Marcia came to visit last ,imute, spur of the moment, it was a great treat. Of course a visit from family and friends is so important to all of us in the camp but when comes as a…