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Every night while in prison, I prayed the rosary with special intentions for a list of those I love. Most essentially my five daughters, my deceased son and mother, my grandchildren, as well as my beloved sister and brother are remembered now, for their kindness to me during this time. It occurred to me while writing this book and struggling with a title, there was an answer in my faith. I thought, if you can imagine reciting the rosary everyday (365 days per year) for five years… saying the same phrase, “Poor Banished Children of Eve,” I think you would agree it would make some impression on even the most dense mind…yes! There is my title. Rarely does a title have much to do with the story, I mean come on…”The Sun Also Rises, A Raison in the Sun, To Have and Have Not. A Catcher in the Rye?” This aversion to a meaningful title may be the only thing I have in common with those great writers. Because I do continue the practice herein, except to say this story is about each of us, and our spiritual connection to each other. The story from Genesis evoking the title, Poor Banished Children of Eve will forever be linked to inmate’s ostersized by the United States Justice System.

In the pursuit of this book, my research led me to the bible and the Gospel according to John, Chapter 1. It begins: In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. This is as beautiful a phrase as, has ever been written by man, woman or the spirit of God, and it was handed down by John for more than 2,000 years for Christians to love.

Words ... do not belong to John or to Christ who had to teach them to John, but learned by Christ. So there is nothing new under the sun, in deference to Hemingway and all the great writers, we all pick up a little something here and there, even if we must go back to 636bc.