https://drsusanblock.com Dr. Susan Block's Journal Thu, 28 May 2026 06:42:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://drsusanblock.com/max-ballad https://drsusanblock.com/max-ballad#comments Sat, 23 May 2026 03:59:39 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175839   Dr. Suzy’s BALLAD of CAPTAIN MAX [Verse 1] Max was born in the Vatican hospital As bombs dropped down on Rome Life wasn’t always so logical Max sailed away from home A child of old nobility, from Gaetano Filangieri and Lobkowicz Bohemia to Reader-Written Media. Born into war, Max lived in Peace, Max Art […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-ballad/feed 22 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:39:05 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175832 by Dr. Susan Block. Now tumbling down the hill of time in an avalanche of emotion is the first anniversary of Max’s death. It’s been a year of immeasurable loss, bottomless grief, sleepless nights, vivid memories, strange and somewhat comforting rituals – ashes to ashes, stroke to smoke – Bonoboville gatherings and art therapy since […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death/feed 22 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:24:16 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175723 by Dr. Susan Block. Valentine’s Day is on its way, the shopping sites flashing rosy red hearts, but I’ve got the Valentine blues… how about you? It’s my first V-Day in over three decades without my beloved Captain Max (RIP Max 11/8/1943 – 5/13/2025), aka Pr. Maximillian R. Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri, aka Mickey, my […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine/feed 22 https://drsusanblock.com/go-bonobos-2026 https://drsusanblock.com/go-bonobos-2026#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:04:59 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175706 by Dr. Susan Block. Happy New Year, Brothers and Sisters, Lovers and Sinners… though frankly, I’m not too happy about it. Old 2024 may have been an Annus Horribilis, but 2025 marked The End. Finis for me. That is, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, my beloved husband of 33 years, publisher, producer, muse, witness, sweetheart, […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/go-bonobos-2026/feed 26 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-winter-holidays https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-winter-holidays#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:48:14 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175673   by Dr. Susan Block. You could say I have a collage fetish. Like a sexual or sacred fetish object that both soothes and stimulates the fetishist, I find that making collages both soothes my grief for Max and stimulates my memories of our wild and beautiful life together. Making collages is also my way of […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-winter-holidays/feed 10 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-family-history https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-family-history#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:27:10 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175603 by Dr. Susan Block. Collages are collisions of images and emotions. This “Family/History” collage is made up of images of my beloved Max, featuring his early life in Rome, Naples and Genoa, Italy; the great ship Italia that took Pr. Maximillian R. Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri (11/8/1943 – 5/13/2025), aka “Mickey,” aka “Captain Max,” and […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-family-history/feed 18