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…
Posts from the ‘Monte Stories’ category
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.…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
six armed cross at la garita
Today I am sitting and studying the Six Armed Cross on the church at La Garita in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. Hope to travel…
monte stories–revision notes
The projects Highland Stories and Little Lolo Stories are pretty much done which means Monte Stories and the Cornbread project need to get fully drafted this…
