Xial

This is easily, going to be one of the strangest tweets I have ever written. Hello, my name is Mel, and I have been entrusted with managing Xial's accounts here and across the web. 1/7

I got this message this morning, which surprised me, to be perfectly honest. This is the first menu survey that I've ever received since coming to prison over three years ago, so I was quick to do it and mention it to my cellie.   concertinawired.com/2026/04/09

In this Concertina Wired Short, Xial grumbles about how restrictive communications with the free world are through Securus/JPay Messaging. concertinawired.com/2026/04/02

In this Concertina Wired Short, Xial wishes for a 1 meter wide pie, topped with cheese, vegan chorizo, mushrooms, onions, and green bell peppers. concertinawired.com/2026/03/31

39¢/Message. Unregulated. Filtered. That's the current state of our prison e-messaging service, an alternative to writing a physical letter in 2026. concertinawired.com/2026/03/29

In this issue of Concertina Wired, Xial muses about the new Macbook Neo, repairability, and what her personal computing landscape may look like upon release. concertinawired.com/2026/03/21

In this Concertina Wired Short, Xial laments and commiserates the return of brother-from-another-mother, JJ, to the prison system, and rails on a system stacked against them. concertinawired.com/2026/03/09

If the tariffs were illegal, and refunds become due, when do we prisoners get relief from the abusively high prices, and when do we get refunded for the illegally assessed fees? concertinawired.com/2026/03/03

In this issue of Concertina Wired, Xial goes into great detail about the impact of private corporations colluding to force inmates and their families to pay extreme prices for staple foods using bad meals. concertinawired.com/2026/02/28

In this Concertina Wired Short, Xial grumbles about fees on the Securus store. concertinawired.com/2026/02/26

I just want to offer a few pieces of advice for people in the *free world*... things you can implement now, to prepare yourself should you ever fall into a situation where you are ever jailed or imprisoned. concertinawired.com/2026/02/22

In a few parts of America, prisoners CAN vote. But I sure can't. I'm in Florida, where it is a headache to get your voting rights back after your release from your stay in prison. concertinawired.com/2026/02/12

In this issue of Concertina Wired, Xial reflects on a discussion with her cellmate about the lack of job roles in prison, and proposes a fix in the form of a sandwich shop. concertinawired.com/2026/02/08

In this issue of Concertina Wired, Xial talks statins, terrible prison diets, the impossibility of healthy eating behind the wire, and a potential unorthodox fix... concertinawired.com/2026/02/03

In this issue of Concertina Wired, Xial and her fellow inmates notice a lot of emulated Nintendo titles vanishing from the Securus Media Store... concertinawired.com/2026/01/29

In this Concertina Wired Short, Xial discusses the increasing frequency of freak weather events, and how humanity needs to further itself to survive. concertinawired.com/2026/01/22

In this issue of Concertina Wired, Xial shares a New Years message. concertinawired.com/2026/01/08

This issue of Concertina Wired carries a content warning for suicidal ideation and firearms. Pema Chödrön, once said (paraphrasing): "Things will come back to us over and over again until we have learned all that there is to learn from them"... concertinawired.com/2026/01/06

When I am not busybusy (which I am much of the week), I plan for reentry, both short term and long term. One of the things I do is contemplate housing options for myself. concertinawired.com/2025/12/26

It's the day before Crimbo as I write this; Merry Crimbo, if you celebrate. At long last, Blessington held its graduation ceremony for those of us who have completed the Faith and Character Based Program here. concertinawired.com/2025/12/24

In this issue of Concertina Wired, Xial talks about what she wants for Christmas this year. concertinawired.com/2025/12/19