All For The Right To Pray Part Five – Sweet Freedom Chapter 22 2015 Conversations – Cat Dancing, Ghost Dancer, EPDixon EPD: Now I know that at some point Ghost got word that he was about to be arrested and that may be when you went to Canada… Neither of you has mentioned that. CAT:Continue reading “Bittersweet Memories”
Category Archives: American Justice
Fateful Journey
All For The Right To Pray Part Five – Sweet Freedom Chapter 20 In early 1995 word got to me that many of the Sun Dance chiefs, elders and teachers in Canada had been murdered by the authorities in Canada. They had planted explosives on the Sun Dance grounds and sacred ceremonial grounds so thatContinue reading “Fateful Journey”
A Beautiful New Life
All For The Right To Pray Part Five – Sweet Freedom Chapter 19 During these early days two wolves came in to our lives. It was a true blessing that they chose to stay with us and share their lives. One day after I came home from laying brick for 15 hours, Cat told meContinue reading “A Beautiful New Life”
Miracles, Cleansing, Healing
All For The Right To Pray Part Five – Sweet Freedom Chapter 18 Unheard of parole granted on February 9, 1994 When my parole hearing came up in February 1994, I was already fighting my convictions in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Then a miracle happened. I will share that miracle inContinue reading “Miracles, Cleansing, Healing”
Finally, My Day In Court
All For The Right To Pray Part Four – The Spiritual Warrior Awakens Chapter 17 In 1989, after years of mental and physical abuse in the Alabama prison system, I filed suit in federal court in the Northern District of Alabama against the State of Alabama for the right to practice my religion. Now itContinue reading “Finally, My Day In Court”
When Love Stepped In
All For The Right To Pray Part Four – The Spiritual Warrior Awakens Chapter 16 What the prison officials didn’t understand was that by keeping me in this utter isolation, they were truly allowing me to tap into my inner spirit to find the strength and power available to me. When these tactics didn’t work,Continue reading “When Love Stepped In”
Beat The Dead Horse
Lights In the Distance. . . Walks’ Outdate – 117 Days and Counting By Steven Maisenbacher I hate to feel like I’m doing it, but as I sit here with less than 4 months left to serve before my release to halfway house, I am concerned, and every day of not having answers is evenContinue reading “Beat The Dead Horse”
Eleven Years in Hell
All For The Right To Pray Part Four – The Spiritual Warrior Awakens Chapter 15 After my return to the Alabama Department of Corrections in 1984, they tried to use loop holes in the Religious Freedom Act to deny me my religious rights once again. I wasn’t asking for much – the right to wearContinue reading “Eleven Years in Hell”
Treachery in High Places
All For The Right To Pray Part Three – The Legacy of Wounded Knee Chapter 14 On the day of my arrest, August 5, 1981, I had just dropped my so-called wife off at her aunt’s house in Pensacola with a rental trailer loaded with her belongings. I had never been to this aunt’s placeContinue reading “Treachery in High Places”
I Won’t Miss It
Lights In the Distance. . . Walks’ Outdate – 124 Days and Counting By Steven Maisenbacher You know it’s crazy when your time is almost up and you realize that you’re already trying to forget the stuff that goes on around you. Like for me, I am trying to put my mind in the freeContinue reading “I Won’t Miss It”