This television clip regarding Sean Goldman’s return to his father after his long and difficult abduction contains a brief introduction to the permanent damage and developmental issues that children of parental alienation and abduction like Rui are also now absolutely bound to be plagued by, thanks to his mother’s dogged efforts, aimed at undermining his … More “Psychological Armageddon”
This fall I sent Rui a photo montage with music via his mother’s email address. It was intended only for my boy to see, to keep some good memories of us alive within the strange, confusing thing that was being done to him. I was trying to counteract the sadness and negativity of this period … More My Buddy
You’d like some quiet. Who hasn’t wanted them all to yourself? The house, the bed, the cramped office, the booth in the coffee shop, the row of movie theater seats, the shady spot under the tree, the big sitting-boulder where the cold stream shoots by the trail? Sink into chair as long as you like, … More Oh my man, I love him so
I read this poem by New England poet John Holmes while riding the N Train. It’s called Four and a Half. The griefs of a little boy are forever. His rages are a death-blow given. In his throat and eyes the loneliness Of a small boy is a weather-driven Ache. Joy in a little boy … More Four and a Half
For Rui Boy 