Poems Accepted by Illya’s Honey
My poems “Crockpot” and “Valley Haiku” have been accepted by the journal Illya’s Honey for publication in the winter 2014 edition.
Year: 2013
Keynote Speaker at Día de los Muertos Festival
I am proud to have been asked to speak at Edinburg’s annual celebration of Día de los Muertos. Here are the details, ripped right from the Museum of South Texas History’s website. MoSTHistory invites the community to celebrate Día de los Muertos from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 2, included in…
Creature Feature: Los Duendes
Through Halloween, The Monitor is running a nine-part series of mine featuring illustrations by various artists. Called Creature Feature, the column consists of retellings of local legends about strange beings. This week’s story was “Los Duendes,” illustrated by Bianca Ríos. “Los Duendes,” page 1 “Los Duendes,” page 2
Pushcart Prize Nomination
I was delighted to discover that my poem “Making a Man” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Red River Review.
Presentation at the Museum of South Texas History
Tomorrow, October 6, 2013, I’ll be presenting at the Museum of South Texas History from 2 pm to 4 pm. Here’s the official press release: Pre-Colombian Mexican Poetry Translated In Dr. Bowles’s Latest Book Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry Author returns to Sunday Speaker Series program at 2…
Creature Feature: Damnation at Toluca Ranch
Through Halloween, The Monitor is running a nine-part series of mine featuring illustrations by various artists. Called Creature Feature, the column consists of retellings of local legends about strange beings. This week’s story was “Damnation at Toluca Ranch,” illustrated by Carlos Ortega-Haas (ink) and Charlene Bowles (color). Damnation Page 1 Damnation…
Translated Poem in Eye to the Telescope
My translation from Spanish of the poem “Ambrosia” by Alejandro Cabada Fernández is featured in the latest edition of Eye to the Telescope, the on-line journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
Fall 2013 Edition of Illya’s Honey Released
Illya’s Honey has put up its latest number, a great issue jam-packed with poetry, including my pieces “Rhyme Ran to Rap” and “These Hands.” Head over to the website to check out the amazing voices.
Creature Feature: The Ghosts of Fort Brown
Ramping up to Halloween, The Monitor is printing a nine-part series entitled “Creature Feature.” Published each Thursday, this column features my retellings of creepy tales of ghosts, ghouls and cucuys from deep South Texas, with illustrations by a variety of local artists. The fourth of the stories, featuring art by Christopher Hernández,…
SQ Mag to Publish “To Brave the Mountains”
After a couple of years of shopping it around, I finally found a home for my fantasy story “To Brave the Mountains” in any upcoming issue of SQ Mag, an international speculative fiction e-zine.
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Keynote Speaker at Día de los Muertos Festival
I am proud to have been asked to speak at Edinburg’s annual celebration of Día de los Muertos. Here are the details, ripped right from the Museum of South Texas History’s website. MoSTHistory invites the community to celebrate Día de los Muertos from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 2, included in…
Creature Feature: Los Duendes
Through Halloween, The Monitor is running a nine-part series of mine featuring illustrations by various artists. Called Creature Feature, the column consists of retellings of local legends about strange beings. This week’s story was “Los Duendes,” illustrated by Bianca Ríos. “Los Duendes,” page 1 “Los Duendes,” page 2
Pushcart Prize Nomination
I was delighted to discover that my poem “Making a Man” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Red River Review.
Presentation at the Museum of South Texas History
Tomorrow, October 6, 2013, I’ll be presenting at the Museum of South Texas History from 2 pm to 4 pm. Here’s the official press release: Pre-Colombian Mexican Poetry Translated In Dr. Bowles’s Latest Book Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry Author returns to Sunday Speaker Series program at 2…
Creature Feature: Damnation at Toluca Ranch
Through Halloween, The Monitor is running a nine-part series of mine featuring illustrations by various artists. Called Creature Feature, the column consists of retellings of local legends about strange beings. This week’s story was “Damnation at Toluca Ranch,” illustrated by Carlos Ortega-Haas (ink) and Charlene Bowles (color). Damnation Page 1 Damnation…
Translated Poem in Eye to the Telescope
My translation from Spanish of the poem “Ambrosia” by Alejandro Cabada Fernández is featured in the latest edition of Eye to the Telescope, the on-line journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
Fall 2013 Edition of Illya’s Honey Released
Illya’s Honey has put up its latest number, a great issue jam-packed with poetry, including my pieces “Rhyme Ran to Rap” and “These Hands.” Head over to the website to check out the amazing voices.
Creature Feature: The Ghosts of Fort Brown
Ramping up to Halloween, The Monitor is printing a nine-part series entitled “Creature Feature.” Published each Thursday, this column features my retellings of creepy tales of ghosts, ghouls and cucuys from deep South Texas, with illustrations by a variety of local artists. The fourth of the stories, featuring art by Christopher Hernández,…
SQ Mag to Publish “To Brave the Mountains”
After a couple of years of shopping it around, I finally found a home for my fantasy story “To Brave the Mountains” in any upcoming issue of SQ Mag, an international speculative fiction e-zine.