Category: Books
GHOSTS available for pre-order
Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley is now available for pre-order! Part of the Haunted America series from The History Press, my latest book features seventeen harrowing hauntings from deep South Texas, each accompanied by illustrations by José Meléndez and photographs by Alexis Tran. Here’s the description: Tradition meets tragedy…
AKBTW Playlists for Carol and Johnny
Guest Blog Post Up
Cover Reveal for A Kingdom Beneath the Waves
Mesoamerican Day Signs
The post below is mainly intended for students reading my Garza Twins series, but the information may be useful for others as well. Most societies in pre-Columbian Mexico (Aztec, Maya, Mixtec, etc.) used a complex system to keep track of dates. Basically there were two overlapping calendars in this system: a 365-day…
Meet Carol Garza
Meet Johnny Garza
Here are some key facts about one of the protagonists of the Garza Twins series. Name: Juan Ángel “Johnny” Garza Birthday: August 10 Aztec day sign: Ce Ocelotl or “One Jaguar” Pronouns: he, him Orientation: straight Home town: Donna, Texas Interests: electronica music, old cartoons and comics, video games, architecture,…
Discussion Questions for The Smoking Mirror
Teaching resources for The Smoking Mirror
GHOSTS available for pre-order

Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley is now available for pre-order! Part of the Haunted America series from The History Press, my latest book features seventeen harrowing hauntings from deep South Texas, each accompanied by illustrations by José Meléndez and photographs by Alexis Tran. Here’s the description: Tradition meets tragedy…
AKBTW Playlists for Carol and Johnny
Guest Blog Post Up
Cover Reveal for A Kingdom Beneath the Waves
Mesoamerican Day Signs

The post below is mainly intended for students reading my Garza Twins series, but the information may be useful for others as well. Most societies in pre-Columbian Mexico (Aztec, Maya, Mixtec, etc.) used a complex system to keep track of dates. Basically there were two overlapping calendars in this system: a 365-day…
Meet Carol Garza
Meet Johnny Garza

Here are some key facts about one of the protagonists of the Garza Twins series. Name: Juan Ángel “Johnny” Garza Birthday: August 10 Aztec day sign: Ce Ocelotl or “One Jaguar” Pronouns: he, him Orientation: straight Home town: Donna, Texas Interests: electronica music, old cartoons and comics, video games, architecture,…