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…
I’m pleased and honored that the latest edition of Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing features a review of Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry. Click on the links below for scans of the journal. Part 1 of the review Part 2 of the review
My poem “Abandoned Anniversary” will be appearing in the February 2014 edition of Red River Review.
The third volume in the Along the River series will be out January 20. Subtitled Dark Voices from the Rio Grande, the book features the writing of established authors like screenwriter Álvaro Rodríguez as well as amazing up-and-coming artists from south Texas. Artwork by José Meléndez, edited by yours truly. ¡Cómprenlo!
Twelve Best of the US (retrospective on greatest American novels) July 25, 2013: Blood Meridian August 1, 2013: Beloved August 8, 2013: The House on Mango Street August 15, 2013: Bless Me, Ultima August 23, 2013: The Left Hand of Darkness August 30, 2013: To Kill a Mockingbird September 5, 2013: Invisible Man September 12, 2013: The Grapes of…
2013 Appearances January 5—Pasta, Poetry & Vino (reading). Mama Mia Pizzeria, McAllen, Texas. 7 pm to 10 pm. January 11—Pasta, Poetry & Vino (reading with Texas Poet Laureate Jan Seale). Lola’s, Brownsville, Texas. 7 pm to 10 pm. January 13—Corazón Bilingüe interview aired on KMBH (local public radio channel 88.1…
Just sold my scifi story “Winds that Stir Vermilion Sands” to James Gunn’s Ad Astra for publication in the winter 2014 issue. Groovy!
This EP, the working title of which was once P-zombie B-sides, consists of seven tracks that didn’t make it onto my sophomore release. Select a song below to hear it individually, or click here to download the entire EP in a zipped file. 1-Mary’s Room 2-Silhouetted Against You 3-Egoist Anthem…
On December 10th, AIM Media Texas released Creature Feature: 13 Frightening Folktales of the Río Grande Valley. This eBook collects the nine stories published in The Monitor this past September and October, plus an additional four tales I crafted especially for the volume. Featuring a baker’s dozen of fantastic illustrations from several amazing…
