Category Archives: Monte Stories
carlos montoya novel excerpt at the write launch
Excited to have a novel excerpt up at @thewritelaunch from a manuscript in progress I am calling carlos montoya–a novel
new year’s writing resolution
A few years back I made a joke to D about teaching and writing. I told her I was deciding to be a bad teacher and to focus on my writing. I told her I would be selfish. I would put my class work on cruise control. This was difficult to do because I feel suchContinue reading “new year’s writing resolution”
felipa free writing
After a quick trip to Colorado Felipa has returned to me. In the form of some sad bits of free writing. Haven’t seen her in a while. She was the last one I thought would turn up again: After Felipa and Carlos finally loaded their clothes into the truckito and the neighbors helped the oldContinue reading “felipa free writing”
revision–carlos’ unexplained sighting
Been a while since I had a breakthrough in what I’m working on. But this one has been flat for a while and finally stole some inspiration from old Bradbury stories I’ve been rereading while I should be doing work. Carlos’ Unexplained Sighting That night the old man drains beer and rum and RC ColaContinue reading “revision–carlos’ unexplained sighting”
monte stories research
Quick converstion on the phone: Jose Carlos Montoya born april 30 in Costilla, New Mexico in 1896 and died dec 20 1979
Protected: saturday morning free writing
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random thoughts on teaching like a writer
Long and difficult week of teaching has me dead tired and wondering if I can return to manuscripts. Revisions of Monte Stories will have to wait until I can read through a mountain of student essays. And this week as I have been teaching I am more and more aware of this disconnect between teaching andContinue reading “random thoughts on teaching like a writer”
monte stories–another chapter breakdown
Still quite a bit of work left to do–need to get everything going in present tense. Later chapters make too many time shifts. Also I need to give more resolution to Pifanio and Carlos–perhaps we learn of Pifanio’s death–and the idea that Pifanio is Bruna’s father–how to deal with this mystery…also I have listed atContinue reading “monte stories–another chapter breakdown”
Protected: tiny bit of free writing
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Protected: some free writing
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Protected: tiny bit of free writing
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Protected: some free writing from last night
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music and prose
I’ve just come back from an amazing couple of days in Chicago. Listening to some great music and seeing some sights before the fall term. And music has always been a part of the process. Last summer when D and I caught a Los Lobos concert near Chicago, I happened to mention to her howContinue reading “music and prose”
revision, revision and tying the threads
I’m going to begin this post by saying that I’m writing this in my apartment about ten feet from railroad tracks, which is just south of downtown Springfield Illinois. It’s afternoon, saturday. Every so often I can hear a train wth coal cars slam past in a great cry. The roar of the train risesContinue reading “revision, revision and tying the threads”
