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The Teach Is on

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of academia, I shall fear no evil: for my educational pedigree art with me; my fantastic evals and my generous recommenders they comfort me. I have been asked to apply to teach somewhere mighty fine this coming fall, and I’ll be damned if I will turn […]

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Casa Linda: a Haiku

I booked us a room. Stay here with me, won’t you, hon? Yes, you take the tub. Filed under: personal, writing Tagged: haiku, motels, San Antonio

Filed under: personal, writing Tagged: haiku, motels, San Antonio

Thank You

Originally posted on Heather Matarazzo:
*Originally this piece was a lot angrier. I called people out, and it felt good, but then I realized that this is not the kind of person I desire to be. I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently being angry. Theres a lot to be angry about, but sometimes…

Filed under: publishing Originally posted on Heather Matarazzo:
*Originally this piece was a lot angrier. I called people out, and it felt good, but then I realized that this is not the kind of person I desire to be. I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently being angry. Theres a lot to be angry about, but sometimes…

May The Fourth (of Miranda July) Be With You

Yeah, yeah, different fourth, but a fourth nonetheless and just as important to some people. I thought I’d take this time to begin anew, as America began anew and finally won her independence from Great Britain. I’m talking about this blog, which I started in the summer of 2010, while I was living in Berlin […]

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The Pink House on Dewey Street

I’m living in an area of San Antonio that was unknown to me when I was boy. I had no idea the area even had a name other than “that poor part of San Antonio.” I grew up on the north side of town, in a subdivision called Oak Glen Park, a middle-class enclave with […]

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The Algonquin Reader, spring 2013

Here, you can find an essay about my inspiration behind writing Antonia Lively Breaks The Silence, as well as an excerpt from the novel itself: 106261566-Spring-2013-Algonquin-Reader! Enjoy! Filed under: publishing

Final Book Jacket…Finally.

I’m loving this. Are you? Filed under: publishing

And She’s Off

After arriving on August 1, the copyedited ms. is now off to my publisher, who will have it typeset. Apparently, I can expect page proofs in a few weeks. And on the subject of copyediting—I was blessed, BLESSED, to have been given a wonderful copyeditor, who caught a lot, A LOT, of accidents, holdovers from [...]

A Call Came in Today

My editor called me today and said, “You have to revise a chapter that just isn’t working.” I said, “Huh?” He said, “It’s the same chapter we’ve always had a problem with.” I said, “The ring chapter.” He said, “Yes.” So a few hours later, I sent him an email with the revision. He sent me [...]

Copyedited ms. on its way

    At last, at last, at last…the copyedited manuscript of my novel, whose title apparently is still up for debate—agent and I are sticking to original; house is still on the fence—is on its way to me. The copyeditor had some problems with NYU versus Columbia—one of the characters starts out teaching at NYU, [...]