Still Waters, Volume 4, Issue 4

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doing everything I need to do to learn

Dear Mama, I wake up each morning at 6:30am and

from my mistakes. I am growing up,

arrive in my mirror. I brush my teeth,

Mama. Please visit me.

splash some water on my face, and

I love you!

change into today’s clothing. I wander to

Dennis

my bed and add some new lines to my mural, it’s getting rather large now. After

Dear Mama,

that I have to attend to some business.

They told me today that due to my hard

Once my work is complete for the day I

work I am receiving time off my

am allotted leisure time, which is when I

sentence! How exciting! I hope I am able

am able to write my letters to you. It has

to finally see you once I am home. Has

become my favorite part of the day. I

anything changed since I have been

hope you are able to visit soon, the

gone? I hope people don’t look at me

security around my room is getting far

differently. They have to know it was an

less strict. I miss you Mama. Only a few

accident, right? Mama, I miss you. Will

more years until I am out of here!

you visit me before I go home?

I love you!

I love you!

Dennis

Dennis

Dear Mama,

Dear Mama,

This cold, dark cell is a terrifying place. I

The guards outside my room were talking

miss the warmth of our California sun and

about my departure today. It should be

the salty ocean coating my skin. I’m

approaching soon! Will you come pick

trying to keep a positive mindset, but it is

me up? I hope you have been receiving

challenging while being alone. Will you

my letters. I miss the smell of your

send me letters? Can you ask Daniela to

perfume or my sheets when they were

send me letters? How is she? Is she

freshly washed. Do you think I can start

doing well at her new school? How is the

work again when I come home? I want to

puppy? He must be so big now! Will you

apply to colleges, but I don’t know what

send me photos from home. I could hang

college would want to have a criminal at

them up around my room. I have been

their school. They would have

Fiction 3

Letters to Mama by Annie Edwards


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