“child” at Carnival Against Child Abuse
on Nov 19, 2009 in news adult survivor childhood masculine psychology men's poetry wounded man My poem “child”, an outtake from my book Iron Man Family Outing, is one of 35 posts featured in the November 2009 edition of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, which is hosted this month by Marj aka Thriver at the Survivors Can Thrive...

dead flowers in the garden – then and now
on Nov 12, 2009 in themes antonio machado masculine psychology midlife psychospiritual robert bly In the spring of 1989, I had the good fortune to attend a one-day conference with Robert Bly in Austin, Texas. The event was filmed by journalist Bill Moyers for his 1990 documentary, A Gathering of Men. Robert Bly was not well-known among the gener...

fallen again
on Nov 6, 2009 in poems adult survivor men's poetry psychospiritual trauma wounded man now I am fallen detached from my dreams knocked down and broken for reasons unknown. fallen again struck down from above a thunderbolt thrown from the father god’s hand. the tower falls when the lightning strikes strength turns to weakness in a...

“dad I got” at The Mental Health Place
on Nov 1, 2009 in news father wound Iron Man Family Outing masculine psychology men's poetry wounded man My poem “dad I got”, an excerpt from my book Iron Man Family Outing, was recently featured by psychotherapist Lisa Brookes Kift on her blog, The Mental Health Place. In her introductory remarks, she said, “Rick’s poetry is brave, raw, sh...

A writer who cannot write (my first left-handed post)
on Oct 15, 2009 in themes healing masculine psychology psychospiritual writing Almost two weeks ago, I had an accident and broke my right wrist and shoulder. Hospitalization and surgery were required. I am right-handed so my writing activities are on hold until my wrist and shoulder are healed and rehabilitated. Blog updates...

“fused at the wound” at Carnival Against Child Abuse
on Sep 26, 2009 in news adult survivor carnival against child abuse men's poetry relationships wounded man My poem “fused at the wound”, an excerpt from my book Iron Man Family Outing, is one of many posts featured in the September 2009 edition of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, which is hosted this month at Mind Parts. The theme this...

First recommendation for Scapegoat’s Cross
on Sep 25, 2009 in book adult survivor father wound men's poetry mother wound scapegoat's cross My new, yet-to-be-published book, Scapegoat’s Cross: Poems about Finding and Reclaiming the Lost Man Within, has received its first recommendation. Austin therapist Kellen Von Houser, who has been exploring the role of the scapegoat in dysfunc...

Featured guest on The Secret Lives of Men
on Sep 20, 2009 in news father wound masculine psychology men's issues men's poetry wounded man On Tuesday, 9/22, at 2 PM CST, I’ll be the featured guest on Dr. Chris Blazina’s Internet radio show, The Secret Lives of Men, to discuss my first book, Iron Man Family Outing. I’ll talk a bit about the development of the book, sha...

Iron Man Family Outing reviewed at Men’s Well-Being
on Sep 12, 2009 in book abuse adult survivor anger body memory childhood Dreams family father father wound grief healing Iron Man Family Outing male sexuality masculine psychology men's issues men's poetry neglect Poetry psychospiritual recovery relationships review spirituality trauma unconscious women wounded man

Two years ago today …
on Sep 9, 2009 in themes creativity Iron Man Family Outing masculine psychology men's group men's issues men's poetry new book Poetry psychospiritual purpose scapegoat's cross soul survival work wounded man writing process Two years ago today, I woke up on a Sunday morning, the day after an important conversation with someone close, and wrote the following letter: Hello, I’m writing to offer you a complimentary copy of my book, Iron Man Family Outing. I believe...