Escape From Cell Block Six

By Michael Adashefski

Most all of us have by now heard the centuries old story of The Midnight Special, the train whose light will free a prison inmate if its light shines upon them as it passes by the prison in the night. But what happens next when the light shines upon the lucky prisoner? Where do they go? Who do they encounter? And who is the mysterious Conductor who pilots this train? All of these questions will be answered if you wait at the window of your own personal cell and ride this short but inspiring tale down the tracks on its heartwarming journey. All aboard!! Let this train shine its light on you! Now out as an audiobook narrated by the author on Amazon, iTunes and the other usual places.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Adashefski
• Release date: Jan 12, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311387905

Michael Adashefski

I've been writing since my early teens, mostly lyrics and essays. I've recorded/narrated several audio books by some great writers that are all available on Amazon, Audible & iTunes. As a drummer I'm a former student of legendary drummer Ginger Baker and I work in my own home studio in the US.The audio versions of ECHOES and DON'T BADGER A BADGER are now available on Amazon, Audible & iTunes. The audiobooks were Narrated/Performed, Scored & Produced by me so I hope you enjoy them.

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Escape From Cell Block Six

By Michael A. Adashefski

Copyright 2013 by Michael A. Adashefski

All Rights Reserved.

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ISBN: 9781311387905

This book is Dedicated to all of the captives who He, the King Of Kings, has set free!

Chapter One—A Lesson On Death Row

A cold, steady rain had been falling since 3AM on that late October morning. It was Halloween and the inmates at Rolling Hills State Prison knew that tonight the doors at the end of the long concrete corridor would be opened and that the guys who were led out of it would not be coming back. Today was what the inmates called Judgment Day. The Warden was a kind of spiritual traditionalist who believed that any prisoners who were slated to be executed at Rolling Hills should receive their punishment on the Day Of The Dead. So every year on October 31st any inmates who had an appointment with Old Sparky the electric chair were collected by the guards on Halloween night and led to their final holding cells. There they could have access to almost any creature comfort they desired, except for any female company, and spend their final day on Earth getting themselves ready to meet their Maker just after sunrise on November 1st. Most of the guys would order elaborate plates of food or indulge in heaping amounts of their favorite desserts or watching their favorite movies on a big screen TV placed just outside their cell. A few of the others would spend what little time they had trying to gain a final reprieve through their lawyer or seeking spiritual counsel with the prison minister.

As it turned out today was Mike Dickson's turn to taken out by the guards. He'd been waiting in his cell in Block 6 with about 15 other guys, all waiting their turn in separate cells. Dickson was only here for 3 weeks, a relatively short stay compared with most of the other guys on Block 6, some of whom had been here for 3 years