Elizabeth Haysom is presently incarcerated at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in Troy, Virginia. Each of these essays originally appeared in the Fluvanna Review. Following the last to appear, in January 2008, the paper noted that she told them she would not write any more essays in this series, as she was planning to write a book.

Update, December 2, 2015 Ms Haysom has resumed the writing of essays about her present life, posting them to tumblr.

Update, November 26, 2019 Ms Haysom and Jens Soering have been released from prison (but not pardoned) and will be expelled from the United States and forbidden to return.

Kernel Dreams, January 17, 2008

The Right to Remain Silent, December 20, 2007

Play on Play, November 15, 2007

The Bonnie Label, October 18, 2007

Checks and Balances, September 6, 2007

For Love of a Dog, August 16, 2007

The Joys of Visitation, July 5, 2007

Prison Manners, June 21, 2007

Good Citizenship, May 31, 2007

The Write Stuff, April19, 2007

Soap Fishing, March 15, 2007

The Art of Gracious Receiving, February 22, 2007

The Wink, January 18, 2007

Human Services, December 28, 2006

A Committee Christmas, December 7, 2006

Servings of Joy, Novmeber 16, 2006

Uncle Al's Legacy, October 19, 2006

The Long Run, September 21, 2006

In-House Plumbing, August 17, 2006

Fishing for Parole, July 27, 2006

Ironies, June 29, 2006

Child's Play, June 1, 2006

Everyday Issues, May 25, 2006

Reality Check, May 4, 2006

In The End, April 6, 2006

Sunrise at the Beach, February 23, 2006

Second Avenue and Damp Sleeves, January 26, 2006

On Ice, January 5, 2006

Metanoia, November 24, 2005

Fun Day, October 27, 2005

Humphrey, September 29, 2005

Fear, September 1, 2005

Food Fantasies, August 25, 2005

Rain, August 18, 2005

Mail Order Blues, August 11, 2005

Becoming a Non-Smoker, August 4, 2005

Child's Play, July 28, 2005

On Reading, July 21, 2005

Live With It, July 14, 2005

Working it Out, July 7, 2005

Lost!, June 30, 2005

Crossing the Street, June 23, 2005

Chance Changes, June 16, 2005

Failures to Communicate, June 2, 2005

Hirsute Problems 557, May 19, 2005

Uniformity Part III - Nails, May 12, 2005

Uniformity Part II - Uniforms, May 5, 2005

Uniformity Part I - Hair, April 28, 2005

Cops or Robbers? April 21, 2005

Life After Death, April 7, 2005

Mr. Bojangles Pays a Visit, March 31, 2005

On Writing, March 24, 2005

Is it Jail or Prison?, March 10, 2005

Love the Life You Got, March 3, 2005

When Ya Gotta Go, February 24, 2005

The Power of a Nap, February 3, 2005

Human-Scale Tsunamis, January 27, 2005

Rehabilitating Parties, December 30, 2004

Winter Clean, December 23, 2004

Stuck in the Narrows, December 16, 2004

Juggernaut--Hindu God of Destruction, December 9, 2004

The Working System, December 2, 2004

Who's on First?, November 25, 2004

The Tradition of Tradition, November 18, 2004

Toy Story, November 11, 2004

Joyful Noises, November 4, 2004

Thank You!, October 21, 2004

A Room With A View, October 14, 2004

The Fearful Bug, September 16, 2004

In Memory of an Ordinary Guy: T.J. Byram, August 26, 2004

Living by Light, July 29, 2004

Visit to the Physician, July 15, 2004

Dressed for the Part, June 17, 2004

The Mouse Who Made It, April 29, 2004

The Time at Hand, April 15, 2004

Running on Reality, March 11, 2004

Brushing Up on Catch-22, February 26, 2004

Code Red, February 12, 2004

Long Term Small Mindedness, January 15, 2004

The Freedom to Give, December 11, 2003

A Dog's Journey, November 13, 2003

Absolute Respect, October 9, 2003

Wait Watching, September 11, 2003

Life Among the Clutter, August 14, 2003

Sallying Forth a Moving Experience, July 10, 2003

In Praise of Food, June 12, 2003

Haysom Responds to Criticism, May 8, 2003

My Plain Shoes Fit Well, April 10, 2003

The Shakedown, March 13, 2003