by Steven Dybvad | Sep 10, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
September 10, 2015 These last couple of weeks in prison have been extremely and surprizingly difficult for me. I know this must be hard for an outside reader to understand, seeing that I've been in prison for the last 4 1/2 years and I'm leaving in…
by Steven Dybvad | Sep 3, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
September 3, 2015 Well it's official. I couldn't possibly be more excited to say that I just learned I'll be leaving for the V.O.A. halfway house in Dayton on Sept. 17th. Having a date set in stone is such a long anticipated relief. I'm so excited…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 24, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
August 24, 2015 The anticipation of how soon I'll be released from prison is starting to really affect me. I'm actually quite surprized how affected I am by the thought of leaving because I've known about this for the last 4 1/2 years. I've been…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 17, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
August 17, 2015 For quite a few months now, in fact nearly all year, I've been trying to become a member of the Red Cross Assocciation. It started on the level two security side of Madison, when I learned that the Red Cross was training members in…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 12, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
August 12, 2015 Over the last 4 1/2 years, I've had a number of medical issues that need to be addressed and attended to. Some issues are serious, some are minor. Here in prison, as I've said several times in the past, many medical problems are…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 8, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
August 03, 2015 I've been trucking right along these last few weeks, just as I have been these last few years. But there's been one thing at the back of my mind lately, the unknowing question to if and when I'll get a response to my application for…
by Steven Dybvad | Jul 18, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
July 18, 2015 After 4 1/2 long years if incarceration, being so close to my possible release has generated a lot of new emotions. Some are welcome and some are not. Even with all that's going on in my life, the new anticipated changes that are just…
by Steven Dybvad | Jul 15, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
July 15, 2015 At first I thought having to adjust to this new type of prison environment(open dorms) would be extremely difficult. Amazingly enough, my transition has been relatively smooth. I already knew what this side of Madison was like, so I…
by Steven Dybvad | Jul 9, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
July 9, 2015 I've had so much going on this past week that I forgot to mention the great news. I past all four of the major tests in horticulture, earning the coveted Master Certification. I am a proud, Master Certified Horticulturalist. Not only…
by Steven Dybvad | Jun 29, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
June 29, 2015 I just had one of the best runs of my life this morning! It wasn't a record run in distance, only 6&3/4 miles. But it was certainly the most comfortable, relaxing run I've ever had and it was all because of the rain. It was a constant,…