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Dream Dealer: My 5 Years Inside Prison #shorts

May 27, 2026 / 01:01

This episode discusses the new book Dream Dealer, written by a retired author reflecting on their life experiences.

The author shares their initial reluctance to write memoirs after retirement, feeling overwhelmed by their previous writing career. They mention how, after several years, they felt ready to revisit their past.

They talk about the process of writing Dream Dealer, drawing on memories from their incarceration between 1975 and 1980, including time spent in maximum security.

The conversation touches on the author's earlier work, The Big Huey, and how their perspective has changed over time.

Listeners gain insight into the author's journey and the evolution of their writing style.

TL;DR

The author discusses their new book Dream Dealer and reflects on their past experiences, including incarceration and earlier writing.

Episode

1:01
00:00:00
A brand new book out, Dream Dealer.
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Um, how do you feel about it? I I like
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the book. I had a hell of a lot of fun
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writing it. When I first got
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retired, um,
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you know, a few people were asking me to
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write my memoirs, you know?
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And I just couldn't face it because I'd
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been sitting in front of a computer
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plunking away for the last 30 years, you
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know? And I'd retired and I was
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that was all finished for me, you know?
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But now it's um 4 years later and no, 6
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years no, 5 years later
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I decided, oh, I could do that, you
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know? And so I started remembering
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everything and uh
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just like I did when I wrote the Big
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Huey, which was my first book.
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>> diaries in the early '80s. Yeah, yeah,
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in the early '80s. So, um,
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you so write like from the perspective
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now of a of a pensioner uh writing about
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your 5 years incarcerated from like 1975
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to 1980. Uh
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a lot of that time at uh maximum
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security, Per inmate or what?

Episode Highlights

  • The Writing Journey
    He recalls the fun of writing and the memories that inspired his latest work.
    “I had a hell of a lot of fun writing it.”
    @ 00m 04s
    May 27, 2026
  • Reflecting on Retirement
    After years of writing, he hesitated to write memoirs but found inspiration years later.
    “I just couldn't face it because I'd been sitting in front of a computer for the last 30 years.”
    @ 00m 17s
    May 27, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • I had a hell of a lot of fun writing it.
    Dream Dealer: My 5 Years Inside Prison #shorts
  • I decided, oh, I could do that, you know?
    Dream Dealer: My 5 Years Inside Prison #shorts

Key Moments

  • Writing Reflection00:04
  • Retirement Thoughts00:17
  • Inspiration to Write00:34

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