To Fasten or Secure: Regarding the MFA & What to do with the Degree
In one of my first classes at Naropa back when I was still an MFA candidate at the Jack Kerouac School for Disembodied Poetics, the...
Catalpa Trees, The Writing Life, & Privilege
There is a tall catalpa tree that grows in the front yard of the old farmhouse I rent from the City of Boulder—a tree that stands outside...
Cherophobia: Fig wins the 2016 Colorado Book Award in the YA category
Last week I went out for lunch at the Tea House in Boulder with a good friend and fellow writer, Mike Barber, and somehow we got onto the...
Gutted & Floored: Preparing for the Colorado Book Award's Ceremony
Even if I don't "win" tonight, I still woke up feeling like it was my birthday. Yesterday, I went and talked with the most amazing group...