down time

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:29:57 +0000

today is the first day of what’s left of my life today is the last day of the dead man’s journey. today I don’t poison myself for a pension today I don’t soil my spirit today I don’t split my soul. yesterday I was lightning in a bottle a watermelon on the vine a rocket on the pad. today I’m a rusty old pile of railroad [...]

Iron Man Family Outing - latest reader reviews

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:28:17 +0000

Here are a few highlights from recently posted reader reviews for Iron Man Family Outing at Amazon.com: * Jason Fierstein of Phoenix Men’s Counseling praised the book’s “use of metaphor” and said the “poems are very transformational, and really give a voice to the modern male experience - one which is frequently (and unfortunately) not discussed.” * [...]

“gift (iron man dream #3)” at Carnival Against Child Abuse

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:32:33 +0000

My recent post “gift (iron man dream #3)”, an excerpt from my book Iron Man Family Outing, is one of many posts featured in the June 2009 edition of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, which is hosted this month at the Picture of Experience blog. The theme this month is fathers and parents.

Life Beyond Trauma: Dissociation and Sexual Trauma Conference, Dallas, TX, October 2009

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:11:17 +0000

I’m pleased to announce that I’m on the list of planned presenters for the upcoming Life Beyond Trauma: Dissociation and Sexual Trauma Conference to be held in Dallas, TX, October 2-4, 2009. I’ll be sharing poems from my first book, Iron Man Family Outing, and my upcoming second book to illustrate how creative expression [...]

gift (iron man dream #3)

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:05:35 +0000

I’m in new york to visit my mom + dad they’re still living together in the house our family moved out of 20 years ago they don’t appear to have aged since that time. my dad seems unhappy + remorseful about his life not the angry man I knew he seems sad about his relationship with me + anxious to make some [...]

fused at the wound

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:58:43 +0000

is it love or is it addiction why not both she knows tears + I know anger together we almost made a whole person for a while fused at the wound. but our little house of lies isn’t big enough to hold us now she won’t stand up for herself + I can’t stand up for both of us at the same [...]

affection affliction

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:19:35 +0000

she’s a token of his affection. she’s tokin’ up his affection. she’s taken up his affection. she’s taken up his affliction. she’s tokin’ up his affliction. she’s a token of his affliction. (PDF version)

mother junkie

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:50:02 +0000

mother junkie has found a new fix lonely + desperate sick of trying tired of waiting this is the one. no second thoughts he takes her straight in straight into his veins straight into his bones a double shot of morphine right between the eyes the visions come fairy tale poison she can save me. no more pain he lives again no more doubt he is strong again no more fear he is free [...]

isurvive.org - Abuse Survivors Learning to Thrive

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:51:40 +0000

I wrote a little post a while back about isurvive.org, a non-profit online community center for abuse survivors providing anonymous discussion boards, chat rooms, and other resources. Earlier this week, I learned from an isurvive member that there is a blog campaign currently underway to raise money to support the valuable services provided by [...]

“body memory” at Carnival Against Child Abuse

Fri, 29 May 2009 21:17:32 +0000

My previous post “body memory”, an excerpt from my book Iron Man Family Outing, is one of many posts featured in the May 2009 edition of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, which is hosted this month by Marj aka Thriver at the Survivors Can Thrive! blog.