Crane-Station
- Location
- Kentucky, USA
- Birthday
- July 28
- Bio
- I divide my time between recycle and writing. Currently writing Frog Gravy, a nonfiction jail and prison account in Kentucky.
My web site is:
froggravy.wordpress.com
CraneStation on Twitter
MY RECENT POSTS
- Out Of The Dumpster And Into
The Crock Pot
April 13, 2012 01:08PM - Embracing Bohemianism
March 14, 2012 08:49PM - Jail and Prison Slang,
Situations and Inventions
February 11, 2012 01:40PM - The Jailhouse Bullying Of
Harry: Frog Gravy 86
February 03, 2012 01:41PM - Let Them Eat Cake: Frog Gravy
12
February 02, 2012 10:46PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Absolutely true,
skypixeo. Shameful, what the
government is
doing in these
wars,…”
April 14, 2012 08:15AM - “LOL, How about why can't
the author get on the clue
train and
learn how to
embed…”
April 13, 2012 09:18PM - “Thank you for reading
and commenting, Anu Lal,
STATHI STATHI,
Damon E Walters
and…”
March 19, 2012 06:27PM - “Rated.”
March 19, 2012 11:56AM - “We don't cotton...First
time I have ever heard that. I
like
what you do with
inte…”
March 19, 2012 11:28AM
Crane-Station's Links
APRIL 13, 2012 1:09PM
Out Of The Dumpster And Into The Crock Pot
In a country where nearly forty million daily struggle to
get enough food, millions of meals are literally being
wasted.
Lost Calories: US trashes $ 1 Bln worth of food (per year,
which constitutes 30-50% of produced food)
Please watch this 2 1/2-minute Russia Today clip, which
discuses America's… Read full post »
There was a time, early in my dumpster diving and scavenging
career when I clung to the notion that somehow, some way, I would
have a lot of money, and things would be wonderful. By scavenging,
I mean this in the truest sense. There was a Labor Ready
close… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 11, 2012 1:40PM
Jail and Prison Slang, Situations and Inventions
Camera's back!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70377872@N04/6857478343/in/photostream/lightbox/
jail art by CraneStation on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70377872@N04/6857471365/in/photostream/lightbox/
jail art by CraneStation on flickr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2IYIJc1f00
For inform… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 3, 2012 1:41PM
The Jailhouse Bullying Of Harry: Frog Gravy 86
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobilestreetlife/5970411239/lightbox/
Spartanburg County Jail Portrait Series by David Blackwell
under creative commons on flickr.
Nokes: What do you want?
John: What I've always wanted. To watch you die.
and
Father Bobby: [about sermons, before the boys a… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 10:46PM
Let Them Eat Cake: Frog Gravy 12
Author’s note: Frog Gravy is a depiction of daily
life during incarceration, first in jails and then in prison, in
Kentucky, during 2008 and 2009, and is reconstructed from my
notes.
Frog Gravy contains graphic language.
Names are changed, except nicknames that do not reveal
identity.&… Read full post »
JANUARY 31, 2012 7:48PM
Christie: Frog Gravy 85
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration
account.
Inmate names are changed.
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts,
there can be no more hurt, only more love.
-Mother Teresa
McCracken County Jail, Spring, 2008
Christie has been denied… Read full post »
JANUARY 31, 2012 9:52AM
Attack Of The Plastic Bag
Today my husband and I got on our bikes and rode into town, to
pay our bills and visit the unemployment office. Due to the
unchanging climate change, it is possible to ride bikes all over
town, in the dead of winter, and so today, we did not leave… Read full post »
JANUARY 26, 2012 12:19PM
Jailhouse Lawyers: Frog Gravy 84
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration
account.
KCIW PeWee Valley, 2008-2009
Do not be fooled by the term. 'Jailhouse lawyers' are
sometimes, in fact, attorneys or paralegals. At the very least,
jailhouse lawyers are knowledgeable about criminal law and criminal
procedure. Jailhouse lawyers aid… Read full post »
JANUARY 24, 2012 9:01PM
The Spectrum Of Behavior In Jails And Prisons: Frog Gravy 83
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration
account.
Disclaimer: I am not a physician, nor am I a mental health
nurse or behavior expert. My observations are from an inmate
standpoint, and my opinions are my own. I retained my observations
in my notes.
I took my… Read full post »
JANUARY 23, 2012 7:06PM
Penny: Frog Gravy 82
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration
account.
Frog Gravy contains graphic language.
Inmate names are changed.
Ricky's World, Summer, 2008
At 4 AM, the lights go on in our tiny cell, and a guard opens
the steel door. Next to the guard, in the hallway, are… Read full post »
JANUARY 21, 2012 10:18AM
What Happens To Sexuality In Prison: Frog Gravy 79
Author's note: This post is not a typical Frog Gravy,
because it includes observations gathered over the span of my whole
incarceration experience.
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration
account.
Inmate names are changed.
Frog Gravy contains graphic language.
What happens to sexuality in… Read full post »
JANUARY 20, 2012 7:48PM
Pens: Frog Gravy 80
Please watch this Cannes Film Festival under-a-minute
film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOjpOsj9eB8
In jail I had a dream that I retrieved a porcelain doll from a
dumpster and sent the doll to my mother, because she loves dolls.
The dream came true after my release from prison, nearly two
years… Read full post »
JANUARY 17, 2012 7:58PM
The Left Behind Pamphlet: Frog Gravy 77
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration
account.
Frog Gravy contains graphic language.
Inmate names are changed.
McCracken County Jail Cell 107, Spring,
2008.
I am seated at the steel table, wearing my terry-cloth towel
tin foil hat, watching the news. On the screen, a Kentucky… Read full post »
JANUARY 15, 2012 7:21PM
What Not To Take To A Scrapyard
Even if I had a thousand dollars in my pocket, I would
continue to dumpster dive and scrap. What this country sends to the
landfill each day is shameful.
Thank goodness for scrap right now. Since we are open about
our scrapping activities that get us by, people… Read full post »
JANUARY 15, 2012 10:21AM
The Seizure People: Frog Gravy 76
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration
account.
Inmate names are changed.
Frog Gravy contains graphic language.
A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to
die.
-Franz Kafka
PeWee Valley Women's Penitentiary, 2009
Several inmates leave the dining hall, after a meal,… Read full post »
DECEMBER 29, 2011 7:37AM
Peace, Peace: Frog Gravy 14
Author’s note: Frog Gravy is a depiction of daily
life during incarceration in Kentucky, in 2008 and 2009, first in
jails and then in prison, and is reconstructed from my
notes.
This post is from prison.
Names have been changed, except for the teacher’s
name and the name… Read full post »
DECEMBER 27, 2011 11:42AM
The Bat: Frog Gravy 73
In case you missed it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyph_DZa_GQ
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crane-station/5982272039/lightbox/
Birds drawn at Ricky's World by Crane-Station. Sorry if you
have seen this. I have more jail art, but am having a temporary
camera issue, that will be resolved soon. Tha… Read full post »
DECEMBER 26, 2011 10:28AM
A Dumpster Diver's Holiday Observations
I wrote this article last year, and I am reblogging it
with minor changes. I will be writing more about holiday
dumpster diving sometime in the next couple of weeks.
On October 23, 2010, WikiHow offered an excellent and
comprehensive article on dumpster diving technique, so this diary
is… Read full post »
DECEMBER 25, 2011 7:24PM
Meanness Among Warehoused Inmates: Frog Gravy 72
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1RdzfvHxTs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crane-station/5984942486/lightbox/
barn at winter by Crane-Station on flickr. jail art done at
Ricky's World.
In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me
an invincible summer.
-Albert Camus
Frog Gravy is a nonf… Read full post »
DECEMBER 23, 2011 3:49PM
Hell: Frog Gravy 71
"I can't get out. He won't let me out..."
John Carpenter
In The Mouth of Madness
Bicycle Scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_x4mc7kQqE
"It's probably an apocryphal story," he said. "But he
deserves it. And those people who deserve an apocrypha, well, I
find a peace in them. Even in the men… Read full post »
DECEMBER 22, 2011 11:01AM
The Ants: Frog Gravy 70
BBC- Attenborough- Life in the Undergrowth- Ants. Planet
Earth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er-OnJCn1gg
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration account in
Kentucky.
Inmate names are changed.
Ricky's World, Fulton County Detention Center,
Hickman, Ky, August, 2008
I awake to the realization… Read full post »
DECEMBER 21, 2011 4:43PM
The Mirror: Frog Gravy 69
The music for this post is for Masoninblue, and it is Just An
Old Fashioned Love Song, Three Dog Night with the Tennessee
Symphony Orchestra LIVE August 6, 2010. Hat tip ubetchaiam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AMbDvzEwUg
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration account in
Kentucky.
Inmate nam… Read full post »
DECEMBER 20, 2011 1:19PM
Water Runs Downhill: Frog Gravy 68
Cyanide and Happiness Hopscotch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maPWrPzo19U
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration account in
Kentucky.
Inmate names are changed.
Frog Gravy contains graphic language. Do not read this
post at work.
KCIW, PeWee Valley Women's Penitentiary, Winter,
2008-2009
DECEMBER 19, 2011 11:38AM
Intermission With Ruthie: Frog Gravy 67
Ab Fab, Edina in court.
Hint: "I don't think that's a good idea, Mom. Your mouth is
working for the prosecution."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE8KJm278a0
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration account in
Kentucky.
Frog Gravy contains graphic language. Do not read this
post at… Read full post »
DECEMBER 18, 2011 12:32PM
Fried Bologna: Frog Gravy 66
[cross-posted at froggravy.wordpress.com]
Splitting the bill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IFYRyqO5g8
Frog Gravy is a nonfiction incarceration account in
Kentucky.
Inmate names are changed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crane-station/6284247455/lightbox/
McCracken County Jail in… Read full post »
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