In this collection of short stories, Loretta Phillips offers a rare glimpse into life behind the walls of a correctional facility. Drawing from nearly three decades as a correctional officer, she recounts real events and day-to-day encounters with both officers and inmates. Each story captures the challenges, unpredictability, and humanity found within the jail setting, from routine interactions to unforgettable moments, including an escape that shook Loretta and as well as the institution...

She accounts for a time when farm lifes daily routines impacted a persons ability to survive through hard work. Todays machinery, and or items of convenience, were not available. This account is laced with pieces of gold. These are topics of personal experience, which affect the heart that center around the dreams people have, while they are growing up and after they are adults. Many of the memories are wonderful but some are not. This book is about a time that has been almost forgotten an...