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.
On August 1, I’ll be at Barnes & Noble Northcross in McAllen, Texas, from 2 pm to 3 pm, reading from my YA fantasy novel THE SMOKING MIRROR, answering questions and signing books. I will probably also talk about and share from BORDER LORE as well.
Today at a conference, TEDxMcAllen revealed the roster for our local TED event, scheduled for October. I am thrilled to tell you that I will be one of the speakers.
Yesterday’s Laredo Morning Times featured English and Spanish articles on my school visits and writing.
The fantastic author Jason Henderson interviewed me for the Castle of Horror Podcast. We talked for 50 minutes about legend, myth, writing, family and my upcoming book The Smoking Mirror. Give a listen!
2014 Appearances January 25, 2014—Pasta, Poetry & Vino (reading). Mama Mia Pizzeria, McAllen, Texas. 7 pm to 10 pm. February 14, 2014—Keynote speaker at the 2014 Donna Texas Chisholm Trail Festival. 11 am. February 14, 2014—”Familia y folclor: Using Culture and History to Bridge the Gap between Oracy and…
From October 2 through October 4, I was in Laredo for meetings with librarians, visits with middle school students, and an appearance at the Laredo Book Festival. The Laredo Morning Times covered my presentations at Los Obispos Middle School in this article by Judith Rayo: Headline | Story. A special…
As people have been asking where they can watch episode 8 of Monsters and Mysteries in America season two (in which my interview and story appear), here’s a rundown of sources in case you don’t catch it on Destination America or Animal Planet: Amazon iTunes YouTube WalMart Vudu
I will be appearing in this Friday’s episode of Monsters and Mysteries in America, which features tales of flying humanoids. Be sure to tune in to check out my commentary and the recreation of my Creature Feature tale “The Big Bird,” a spine-tingling Valley legend from 1976. The program airs…
