The Felonist

Anywhere But Right Here, Right Now


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In this episode of the Rikers Diaries, the Felonist reaches the point where longing becomes its own kind of torment—caught between the noise of Rikers, the silence from home, and the spiritual desperation of wanting to be anywhere but the life she’s trapped in. This episode captures the emotional and mental toll of incarceration: the loneliness, the shame, the dreams of home that feel more real than the days she wakes into, the fear that her daughter will forget her, and the aching belief that God might be the only one still listening. As she drifts between prayers, memories, and the grinding uncertainty of the legal system, she confronts the weight of five months away from her family, the exhaustion of holding hope together, and the fragile spiritual clarity that comes only when everything else has been stripped away. Anywhere But Right Here, Right Now is a raw look at the mental health impact of confinement, the longing for connection, and the quiet, stubborn faith that keeps her reaching for a way home even when she feels lost, ashamed, and unbearably far from the life she loves.


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