Welcome to a Work in Progress
This site hasn’t launched yet but I am choosing to make it available before the layout and design are complete. My reasons for doing this are 1) so that search engines will discover it, and 2) Why not?
It’s messy and disorganized but will be improving incrementally over the next couple of weeks.
Site News
New Category: Social
Because this site is a work in progress you can expect things to be changing frequently, at least for a while. I hadn’t intended to promote social media as a…
Getting Started
Full Disclosure: This blog was started by one person. That’s me, Eric. I’m a 62 year old cis white hetero male survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I came out as…
Listings
Chosen: A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood
“An unparalleled achievement, a work of shattering, almost unbearable radiance. I did not stop crying throughout. For Mills. For my young self. For all of us who have lived and…
The Survivor Zine
The inaugural issue of The Survivor Zine is available for purchase and they are currently open for submissions for their second issue, whose theme is Safety & Healing. The Survivor…
Abuse Disclosure on TikTok
I have a TikTok account but I haven’t done much with it yet, nor have I spent more than a few minutes viewing content. But this artical caught my eye:…
How to Bury a Boy at Sea
In How to Bury a Boy at Sea, poet Phil Goldstein is the architect of his own unburdening, offering a rare and unflinching glimpse into the effects of child sexual abuse from…
Triggers
This aptly named short film is brilliant and devastating. Ostensibly about the mental health effects of a pandemic lockdown, it’s certain to resonate with survivors. Be warned, it’s not easy…
Boys and Men Healing
Boys and Men Healing is an acclaimed documentary about the impact the sexual abuse of boys has on both the individual and society, and the importance of healing and speaking…