write to my brother at least every two weeks

MUCH sooner than his sentence had mandated—this Saturday! And they don’t seem to be requiring him to go through rehab.

I’m really sad. My sister-in-law is going to file for an order of protection, much needed.

He has failed, terribly, & the system seems to be failing him. For now I will be praying but not writing letters. I may pick up this goal again later, if we learn of an address for him.

in jail, currently for 104 days for DUI-related issues as I understand it, & on January 10 he goes on trial for other charges. I don’t know any details, but I’m very sad that he got himself into this predicament & missed his first grandchild’s first Christmas. :-(

At least during the time he’s in jail, & maybe beyond that if it seems helpful, I’d like to write to him frequently. These will be snail mail letters, for a change. Today I wrote him a short letter & enclosed a copy of the poem cycle I wrote as my family Christmas gift.