New Mexico Solar Boom
My latest blog post at the U.S. Department of Energy is here. I discuss the Energy Department’s role in catalyzing New Mexico’s remarkable boom in solar energy. What a beautiful […]
Summer of Jaws
It’s the middle of summer, the time when I inevitably talk to my friends about JAWS–about why it’s my favorite film. It was the first movie I ever loved. It’s […]
No Country for Old Men
In times punctuated by American violence, I’m often reminded of the sheriff from No Country for Old Men, played in the film version by Tommy Lee Jones. Could there ever […]
Advertisement as Art
This kind of advertisement is a glimpse of the real Florida–the land beyond the glossy travel brochures and Disney billboards. A look at the work necessary to carve a living […]
Coming Soon: New Interview
Coming soon, a two-part interview with Dan McDermott, executive director of the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board in Maryland. Dan is a talented oral historian, economist, and workforce development expert. […]
New Interview Coming Soon: John Lyman, International Policy Digest
I’ll soon be posting my interview with John Lyman, founder and editor-in-chief of International Policy Digest. Here is a brief background on the online news magazine: International Policy Digest (IPD) […]
Three Skies of Madrid
On this blizzard day, I’ve reconnected with my muse and begun writing a short story about the beautiful, mind-altering skyline of Madrid. Some of my fondest daydreams simply consist of […]
John Dos Passos Conference’s Call for Papers Deadline Extended!
BREAKING: the CFP deadline has been extended to January 30! The John Dos Passos Society invites papers for its second biennial conference, June 2-4, 2016, in Madrid, Spain. Any topic […]
Dos Passos On the Move
Currently reading Miguel Oliveira‘s 2013 book, From a Man without a Country to an American by Choice: John Dos Passos and Migration. Critical family history. Reading one’s ancestry is a […]
A Lifeline Across the Scary Present
See the above still from a screening of Robles, Duelo al Sol in Spain. That’s me, trying to do my grandfather proud. He is so right: the past can be […]
