Here’s a list of most of my appearances during 2015 March 4, 2015—Presenting as part of a panel called “Writing and Publishing from El Valle” hosted by Professor Amy Cummins as part of FESTIBA (Festival of International Books and Arts). ARHU 244, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Texas.…
“The Wall” first appeared in the April 2015 edition of The Thing Itself The Wall Small minds love lines, straight-edged and two-dimensional, slashed through sand or upon maps, starkly marking this and that. Small minds see barriers in nature, bark of tree, rind of fruit, skin and fur and water’s…
“Por la libre” first appeared in the anthology Goodbye, Mexico: Poems of Remembrance Por la libre Just out of Reynosa, you shifted into fifth And roared to the state line, cigarette in hand. At the checkpoint we just waved our IDs, My license, your green card, no need for permits…
Below you’ll find audio of two different panels I took part in at the 2015 McAllen Book Festival. In the first, I was teamed up with David Rice and Sarah Cortez to chat about writing, editing and supporting other writers; in the second, Xavier Garza, Ray Villareal and I talked…
The video of my talk “Story and Identity: Moving Beyond the Self,” presented at TEDx McAllen on October 6, 2015, is now available.
The Monitor has posted the on-line version of my final entry in this year’s Creature Feature: “El Sombrerón.” Once again, the story features an iconic illustration by José Meléndez.
The Monitor has posted the on-line version of “El Charro Negro,” the latest story in my Creature Feature III mini-series. Once again, great art by José “Jay” Meléndez.
The Monitor has posted the on-line version of the third story in my Creature Feature III mini-series: “Bigfoot on Popocatepetl.” Great art by José Meléndez:
The second entry in my seasonal mini-series Creature Feature III, “The Origin of la Llorona,” is now online at The Monitor.
[The following is the full script of the TEDx talk I gave on October 6, 2015. I removed a couple of sections on-the-fly during the live event for better flow and to wrap up more quickly.] During my second year as a teacher of middle-school, I had a horribly difficult…
