


Feb 16 Reading
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amy hempel reading
The power of the Internet brought me this mp3 of Amy Hempel reading “The Harvest” and suddenly I know what […]

film recommendation: a scanner darkly
Lately for many reasons I feel I’ve been living inside of a Philip K. Dick novel, so I’ve been rereading a […]

thug notes
The first time I heard Thug Notes I found it very funny and engaging. I played it for my Lit […]

stuart dybek’s the coast of chicago
We’re discussing a few stories tomorrow from Stuart Dybek‘s collection The Coast of Chicago. I admire “The Woman Who Fainted” […]

a good man is hard to find
Discussing Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” today in Lit 150 class. I’m stealing this lesson/discussion from […]

the house of order and southern colorado reader series
I will be reading from my book The House of Order at Colorado State University-Pueblo on Feb 4, 2014 as […]

southern colorado reading series at CSU-P
Poet and professor Juan Morales invited me to be a featured reader next year in the Southern Colorado Reader Series […]

more yale writers’ conference notes
Enjoyed Sergio Troncoso’s fiction workshop the past ten days and wanted to post some of my notes on the rest […]

the house of order: latino book award finalist
A few nights with D in New York City at Latino Literacy Now’s Latino Book Awards Ceremony. Grateful to be […]
what’s write for me interview
Just finished a very engaging What’s Write for Me interview on my book, writing and the process of writing. Thank you […]

recuerdos-memories: latino experience in the land of lincoln
Lincoln Presidential Library hosting discussion of immigrant experiences, followed by food and music From Swedes in the 1840s to southern […]

salinger documentary poster
Reading an article about the Salinger documentary. The new poster has an interesting design.
day of good news
Two pieces of good news: Today I learned I will be a member of a Latino Lecture Panel at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential […]