Letters from the Inside, Richard Allen Davis, #2

I do not like offering commentary on these letters. That isn't what this is about for me. I merely want to present them to you and you can draw your own conclusions based on them. I enjoy reading your notes to see what these letters evoke in you. I will rarely offer my own commentary, but will offer some editorial explanation occassionally if the inmate letter references something that would make no sense to the reader.

In this next letter's case, I feel I have to offer an explantion and my quandry. Based on Richard Allen Davis' last letter, I didn't want to continue to correspond with him. This was for dual reasons. First, I didn't feel he was a sociopath or at least the type I hope to write to. All my other inmates are extremely bright and have been classified in press and their trials as sociopaths. The second is that Richard creeped me out.

Another odd thing I noticed about this letter is he dates it 3/17/09 but that is today. I checked the postmark and that reads 3/13/09 so he really wrote this letter on the 12th or a bit earlier. Hm....

So I chose not to respond to his letter to me, hoping that would be it. But then today I got another letter from him. The odd thing is he is acting like this is his first response to me. Is he being manipulative to get me to write back again or is he forgetful? I find it hard to believe he has so many letters he'd be confused at who he responded to. Especially because he references my card both times.

I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to correspond with him. I fear if I don't, I'll get a third letter....

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GOOD EVENING,

I HOPE THAT IT'S EVENING. I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT ANSWERING SOONER. I RAN OUT OF STAMPS AND HAD TO APPLY FOR SOME WELFARE ENVELOPES "NSF", AS YOU CAN SEE. IT WAS EITHER THIS OR WAIT LONGER.

I WWANT TO THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF WRITING TOO ME, THANK YOU. IT IS REALLY NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE CONSIDER TO WRITE AND OFFER TO CORRESPOND.

YOUR CARD, WITH YOU ON THE FRONT, THAT'S VERY GOOD HOW YOU CHOSE TO PUT THE STRIPES. I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU DO NOT EVEN LOOK TO BE 38, YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TOO YOU.

YES FRIENDS ARE FAR AND FEW TO BE FOUND. I AM NOT TRYING TO VIEW EVERYONE AS THOSE I'VE (DELF) OOPS! DELT WITH, WHO STATE THEY WISH TO BE FRIENDS AND WILL STICK BY ONE. WITHIN SIX MONTHS THEY STOP WRITING--LOL--THEY MOSTLY EXPECT TO BE KICKED DOWN CARDS DRAWN. IF ONLY THEY HAD JUST WAITED WITHOUT ASKING, THEY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN SOMETHING SOONER OR LATER.

AS TO FAMILY, I HAVE ONE SISTER YOUNGER AND TWO OLDER BROTHERS, WE NEVER WERE CLOSE. MOSTLY BECAUSE OF MY PARENTS DIVORCE AND MY DAD GETTING CUSTODY. HE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE US LIVE WITH HIM, SO IN HIS GREAT WISDOM, HE LET US CHOOSE WHO WE WANTED TO LIVE WITH. MY TWO OLDER BROTHERS WERE FIRST AND THEY CHOSE OUR MOTHER. MYSELF BEING NEXT AND TIRED OF THE OLD MIDDLE KID ISSUE, I CHOSE MY DAD AND THOUGHT TO FINALLY BE THE ONLY ONE :-l? I NEVER THOUGH MY TWO YOUNGER SISTERS WOULD FOLLOW ME. i WAS 11-12 YEARS OLD AND THEM 7 & 5 YEARS OLD. MY OLDEST SISTER DIED 4-5 YEAR LATER. AND i ENDED UP RAISING THEM AND MYSELF, FOR THAT SUMMER AND ALMOS THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THE ONLY CONTACT "FAMILY" IS WITH MY NIECES "SISTERS KIDS", BUT THEY HAVE THEIR LIVES GOING ON, SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

I WOULD APPRECIATE READING THESE STORIES YOU WORTE AND BEING PUBLISHED. VERY IMPRESSIVE. "INK PEN CHANGE"

HELLO AGAIN, YES I'M SORRY ABOUT THE PEN INK FADING OUT. THIS ONE ISN'T SO HEAVY WITH INIK, I SHOULD HAVE CHANGED SOONER. THESE STATE INK FILLERS THAT ARE HANDED OUT, ONE NEVER KNOWS HEOW THEY WILL RUN TILL YOU TRY IT.

BACK TO THESE STORIES YOU WROTE AND HAD PUBLISHED. I GUESS I'LL FIND OUT WHEN i READ THEM--LOL-, I WAS GOING TO ASK IF THEY WERE ABOUT WHEN MOVING TO NY OR ABOUT WHERE YOU GREW UP.

I KNOW NY IS ALWAYS BIG ON "ST. PATRICKS DAY", SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOURSELF AND BE SURE TO WEAR GREEN--LOL--OR EXPECT TO BE BLACK & BLUE.

AGAIN, THANKS FOR WRITING AND I DO SEND MY BEST THOUGHTS AND WARMEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOURS.

TAKE CARE
SINCERELY


--RICHARD--

PS: SO YOU KNOW, MAIL NORMALLY TAKE ABOUT 10 WORKING DAYS TO GET TO MY CELL.