'Blue Velvet'- David Lynch Should film be unpopular or difficult? 'The Butcher Boy' - Neil Jordan Beasts and Bogmen Thriving {not just surviving} This is something a little new. Whether I'll build it a page of it's own yet, I've written many times about my recovery as a rape survivor. I find writing therapeutic, as I try to make sense of what I went through, and the long road to putting my life back together. Here's my first essay on the subject- Where are our firefighters?