FROM THE INSIDE is our column written by Ryan M. Moser.
Every month we follow Ryan’s journey on his search for moments of hope, peace and meaning behind bars.
FROM THE INSIDE has been organized in collaboration with the non-profit EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE. Exchange for Change teaches writing in prisons and our new column will feature writing from incarcerated students.
Ryan M. Moser is a Philadelphia native serving a 10-year sentence in the Florida Department of Corrections for a nonviolent property crime. A recovering addict, he has been published in The Evening Street Press, The Storyteller, and The Mindfulness Bell. Ryan is a proud father of two boys and enjoys playing music, practicing yoga, and watching his beloved Philadelphia Flyers on TV.
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Our new FROM THE INSIDE columnist Marina Bueno on confinement in prison and the ripple effect of an act of brutality or kindness
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Ryan M. Moser on reflecting back on his time in prison as he moves towards life on the outside
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Ryan M. Moser on the gift of connection with loved ones though technology from behind bars
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Ryan M. Moser on the great leveller that is prison and finding the common good in the worst of places
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Ryan M. Moser on an addict and con-man, a fake diamond ring and a unsuspecting salesperson
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Ryan M. Moser on the unique and difficult challenges that change creates in prison
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Ryan M. Moser on rememberings from the inside, of times easier and harder
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Ryan M. Moser on the vital role of inmate.com as a carrier of information among prisoners
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Ryan M. Moser on finding both a purpose in life and a creative community behind bars
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Ryan M. Moser on the limbo that is prison and imagining change in the outside world
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Ryan M. Moser on photos as time-machines to the past and as connection with the outside world
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Ryan M. Moser on finding true friendship behind bars
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Ryan M. Moser on the meaning of liberty and the impact of its loss behind bars
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Ryan M. Moser on an inside-look at living through and surviving Covid in prison
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Ryan M. Moser on the isolation of a life behind bars and the meaning of human connection
