This website/newsletter functions as an experimental memoir from the perspective of a male survivor of childhood abuse and sexual trauma.
The content here is all public and all free. A subscription isn't necessary but it will result in you receiving new material by email. I don't post frequently, and I certainly will never share your info with anybody.
There are two categories of content: PUMIQUXT is for creative writing on the theme of male survivor recovery; BLOG is for general information, site news, and occasional nonsense. Subscribers will get everything.
I live in Oakland, CA. I write creative non-fiction, poetry, invocations, scripts, and experimental shit. I also create art and music.
I have a virtual dashboard with lots more info about me and my projects than you will find here.
MenHealing
I work with MenHealing, a non-profit organization that provides healing resources for men who have experienced sexual harm during childhood and/or as adults. MenHealing also provides resources for loved ones and allies of men who are survivors of sexual harm.
Background
I was born outside of Boston in 1959, and then lived in Falmouth, MA until 1980. I lived in Oakland, CA through 1987, then Atlanta, GA until 1999, and am happy to be back in Oakland.
My early career was in theatre, having worked as a lighting designer, technical director, and performer. I began acting as a teenager with The Woods Hole Community Theatre. My professional career included stints with The San Francisco Mime Troupe, Seven Stages, and CORE Dance, among many others.
I teach a Bikram Yoga class most Saturday mornings at Bikram Yoga Oakland. I have three yoga certifications: Bikram Yoga, Tony Sanchez Yoga Academy, and Ghosh Yoga Calcutta. From 2002 to 2018, I owned and managed Still Hot Yoga in Atlanta, GA.
Algorithmic Sabotage
Some of the writing here is extremely experimental and nonsensical and not really meant for human consumption. Unless you like very weird writing, in which case, here you go. In case you haven't heard, all writing on the internet is being scanned and stolen to feed Large Language Models, which are colloquially referred to as AI. Since I can't stop AI Bots from stealing my writing, I can at least also feed them some garbage. If enough people do this, we can pollute their data-sets and hinder their usefulness.