Poem in The Thing Itself
My poem “The Wall” will be appearing in The Thing Itself, the literary journal of Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.
TAPME Award for Comment and Criticism
Each year, the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors joins with the Headliners Foundation of Texas to recognize outstanding journalism as practiced by the state’s daily newspapers. Through this partnership, the Texas APME’s annual contest is complemented by a group of honors known as the Texas APME Headliners Excellence in Journalism…
Review of Shattering and Bricolage
My poetry collection Shattering and Bricolage was one of several featured in the March 29, 2015 edition of the San Antonio Express-News as part of a celebration of National Poetry Month. You can view a PDF of that page here.
The Smoking Mirror Launches Today!
IFWG Publishing has just announced that book one of my YA fantasy series has just been published in print and ebook form. Learn more about its availability on the official page of The Smoking Mirror.
“Behind the Falls” by Matsuo Bashō
On May 20, 1689, a few weeks before the beginning of the three-month time of seclusion Buddhist monks were required to observe each summer, the Japanese poet Bashō climbed into the mountains to visit Urami Falls. Passing behind the cascade, he tarried a while in a cave, looking out at the world…
Full Cover Reveal for The Smoking Mirror
Minus the bar code, here is the full cover of my upcoming YA fantasy novel The Smoking Mirror:
Advance Praise for The Smoking Mirror
A couple of authors have offered up early praise for my upcoming YA fantasy novel The Smoking Mirror. “A wild, magical adventure into an ancient world, where two young but brave twins will do anything to save their family…emotional and mystical!” —Guadalupe Garcia McCall, award-winning author of Under the Mesquite and…
“A Child Has Died” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in 1666, apparently after visiting the home of a couple whose young child had died. The sight of their despair reminded him of the nō play Take no Yuki (“Snow on Bamboo”) by the playwright Zeami Motokiyo, in which a young boy dies…
More artwork from The Smoking Mirror
Here is an image from the back cover of my upcoming YA fantasy novel The Smoking Mirror. It features the twin protagonists of the series, Johnny and Carol Garza.
“Autumn Wind” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the fall of 1666. An autumn wind blows through the doorway’s yawning maw— cold and cutting voice. —Translated by David Bowles, March 2015