2012: Looking Back at a Busy Year

Reflecting on the work I did this year, I am a little amazed at how much I got accomplished. Here’s a quick rundown: January to March—Wrote my first YA urban fantasy novel, The Smoking Mirror. I haven’t found an agent/publisher yet, but I’m confident that there’s a home for the…

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Flower, Song, Dance

It’s official: Lamar University Press will be publishing Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry, my translation of Nahuatl and Yucatec Mayan verse. I’ll be providing further information as the details are hammered out (release date, cover, price, availability). A thousand thanks to everyone who supported the project, especially Jan…

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Near Dwaravati, on the Beach

This poem originally appeared in Along the River. Near Dwaravati, on the Beach He faces me in some glittering moonlit mindscape —I almost feel the sea breeze and the still-warm sand— His ageless eyes full of power that almost glows. “Hello, Nara,” he murmurs. “Here we always meet, Near the…

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2012 Appearances

2012 Appearances October 18—Presentation at IDEA Quest in Edinburg. 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm. CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO. October 24—Presentation at Lenoir Elementary in Donna, Texas. 2:30 pm October 24—Featured author at Pasta, Poetry & Vino. Schneider’s Gasthaus and Beergarden. McAllen, Texas. 7 pm. October 26—Reading at We Need Words.…

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