I almost can’t believe that Mexican High’s paperback release date is under two months away — where did another year go? I’m finishing up my second year in Columbia’s MFA program (where I’m concentrating in Nonfiction Writing, working on a new book that falls into said category) so between reading, writing, teaching, and working my postings seem to have fallen by the wayside. This semester I took courses from some amazing writers — Jonathan Lethem, Phillip Lopate, Shelley Jackson, and Amy Benson in particular. I’m inspired to finish a new draft by August. Let’s see if it happens…I’ll track my progress here. And so, come summer, I’ll be updating this site and blog more often.

Last month, I went to Caracas to visit my mother, who works at the U.S. Embassy there now. While I was in town I got to sit down with some journalists from El Universal, one of the main Spanish-language newspapers. Here is the resulting profile! I’m grateful to them for interviewing me when the book has yet to become available in Spanish.

In Caracas, I also met an incredibly talented filmmaker, Lorenzo Vigas. I can’t wait til he makes a feature. His short film, Los Elefantes Nunca Olviden is stunning and symbolic.