The Pacific Sentinel on AFM’s path to publication
From the magazine’s story about the reasons why I wrote A Family, Maybe, and its long, arduous path to publication: “Memoirs have a unique power…
Two writing talks at Portland State
On Feb. 12, I gave talks in 2 courses on non-fiction writing and manuscrupt development at Portland State University, whose teaching press, Ooligan, is the…
“Foucault in Warsaw” review in Lambda Lit
A startling book I picked up at a publishers fair turned into my latest book review for Lambda Literary. Michel Foucault’s work forever changed our…
Presenting on culturally inclusive English teaching
Course content and delivery at my college, as in all higher education institutions in California, remains exclusively monolingual, while serving the student population that is…
Presenting on inclusive English teaching practices
On July 19, I presented at the 20th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2023) held at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon, France. My talk,…
LACC’s Citadel seeks submissions
The Citadel, the annual literary magazine published by the English/ESL Department of Los Angeles City College, where I teach, is seeking submissions for its 2023…
Book review of The Magician by Colm Tóibín in Lambda Literary
Lambda Literary published and included in its December mailings my review of The Magician, Colm Tóibín’s novelized biography of Thomas Mann, Germany’s greatest 20th century…
Those Tactfully Confusing Euphemisms
Students in my ESL writing classes are often confused by the indirect terms we use to address sensitive issues. Here is a handout I put…
Lit agent search using Publishers Marketplace
My advice piece for fellow writers on how to find and build a list of prospective literary agents landed on the front page of the…
Citadel submissions open until 5/31
The Citadel, a long-running literary journal in the English/ESL department of Los Angeles City College where I teach, is seeking submissions for its annual issue…
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