Effective and characteristic voice for your narrator. I like how it all reads like he’s trying to convince himself that his lot isn’t that bad, though in the end he can’t help but admit what he’s lost.

Well thought out, and told with barely suppressed emotions. Good Job

Heartbreaking..ending.. love the real feel and the sarcasim about the name Ulysses.

Well done, I must say!

great grasp of the attitude of the prisoner!

Awesome! Looks like he had a good reason for it all. (One of my friends is named Ulysses)*