I love You, And I Am Not You. Whenever I smell Old Spice or cigarette smoke, for a second, I look for Dad. Nothing brings him back to me more,…
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I’m Out of Prison! Now What? | Noah Bergland
May 16, 2020I’m Out of Prison! It’s been a little more than a week since I was released from prison. Yes, getting out was amazing — as good as I expected, and…
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I’m Coming Home | Noah Bergland
May 6, 2020I’m Coming Home. It’s April 19, 2020, and the COVID-19 virus has been impacting us inside just as it has everywhere else. At first, I was playing it cool and…
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Doing time or wasting time? | By Noah Bergland
May 3, 2020When I got to prison, I thought the art of doing time was getting through it as easily and with as little thinking as possible. Thinking brings emotions — shame,…
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Family & Forgiveness | Noah Bergland
April 30, 2020Family is everything. That’s how I was raised but not how I acted. In my family, I got some things that I needed and wanted, and I didn’t get other…
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My Story | Noah Bergland
April 29, 2020My story, like everyone’s story, could go lots of ways. Given where I started, it might be surprising where I ended up, but in some ways, it’s the only way…