I’d definitely go ahead and put your name on the waitlist — I’ll also make sure admin knows to contact you if something opens up. Would be lovely to have you there!
Thank you! Yes, I had been eyeing it for a few weeks on your website and went to finally pull the trigger and saw it was sold out. Please let me know if space opens up and I will grab it.
This is a wonderful comparison that I hadn't considered when my sons and I were there 2 years ago. I've been sober for a few 24s now. Until I read this, I hadn't really considered just how isolated and imprisoned I had become over the years. Fortunately, I didn't need to try and navigate the waters of San Francisco Bay in my escape to a better life!
Alcatraz is an amazing place. I was actually there as a boy when the filming of the Eastwood movie was happening. To get back there with my sons almost 50 years later was a memorable experience. And San Francisco is a place I will always love. Such a gorgeous city, vibrant, historic, full of the blending of culture that makes our country so wonderful.
Thank you, Mark! How incredible you were there when they filmed the movie. I actually watched it the night after we went and it was so cool to see the exact photos I had taken come to life in the film.
The confinement of booze happens slowly, right? We look up one day to find our lives have become so small and centered around this thing that brings little in the way of actually freedom and relief.
Thanks so much for reading and sharing your thoughts.
Love this—I visited Alcatraz for the first time a month ago. It reminded me of how I used to live in a prison of my own making. My drug of choice was always escaping into other people while making myself small to try and disappear. Today I love very much in the wide open…some days it terrifies me; some days it brings a smile to my face. Either way, to stay right-sized, to stay here, I go for a walk…at least once a day. 💫
Beautiful writing
Thank you, Elissa. I just went to secure a spot in Truro with you this summer to find I am too late. Is there a way to be notified of a cancellation?
I’d definitely go ahead and put your name on the waitlist — I’ll also make sure admin knows to contact you if something opens up. Would be lovely to have you there!
Thank you! Yes, I had been eyeing it for a few weeks on your website and went to finally pull the trigger and saw it was sold out. Please let me know if space opens up and I will grab it.
I will—🙏🏻
Did you go to the current listing? Or speak to someone?
https://www.castlehill.org/2025-workshops/altman
This is a wonderful comparison that I hadn't considered when my sons and I were there 2 years ago. I've been sober for a few 24s now. Until I read this, I hadn't really considered just how isolated and imprisoned I had become over the years. Fortunately, I didn't need to try and navigate the waters of San Francisco Bay in my escape to a better life!
Alcatraz is an amazing place. I was actually there as a boy when the filming of the Eastwood movie was happening. To get back there with my sons almost 50 years later was a memorable experience. And San Francisco is a place I will always love. Such a gorgeous city, vibrant, historic, full of the blending of culture that makes our country so wonderful.
Great piece. Thanks for making me think!
Thank you, Mark! How incredible you were there when they filmed the movie. I actually watched it the night after we went and it was so cool to see the exact photos I had taken come to life in the film.
The confinement of booze happens slowly, right? We look up one day to find our lives have become so small and centered around this thing that brings little in the way of actually freedom and relief.
Thanks so much for reading and sharing your thoughts.
Love this—I visited Alcatraz for the first time a month ago. It reminded me of how I used to live in a prison of my own making. My drug of choice was always escaping into other people while making myself small to try and disappear. Today I love very much in the wide open…some days it terrifies me; some days it brings a smile to my face. Either way, to stay right-sized, to stay here, I go for a walk…at least once a day. 💫