Son of Portugal Seed Money
The seed money for Son of Portugal, my original feature film project, is fully funded on Kickstarter thanks to the generosity of family, friends, and colleagues! At its center, Son […]
Kickstarter Week 1: Son of Portugal
Kickstarter Week 1 for my film project, Son of Portugal, has been wonderful and so instructive! I’m humbled by the support for this project in the United States, Portugal, and […]
Kickstarter Launch!
“While we live,” my grandfather once wrote, “we must make the torch burn ever brighter until it flares out in the socket.” Today, I announce the launch of my Kickstarter […]
Let Freedom Read Day
Today, on Let Freedom Read Day, I remember that the evil Third Reich burned and later forbid author John Dos Passos’s books. The Nazis accused Dos Passos’s writings of being […]
Kim Stanley Robinson Revisited
In this old interview, famous climate fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson credits John Dos Passos, author of the esteemed U.S.A. trilogy of novels, as a key influence on both 2312 […]
Sharks and Men
Pleased to announce that my poem about shark conservation, “Sharks and Men,” is a finalist for the 2023 Banyan Poetry Prize. It will appear in the fall issue of The […]
Official John Dos Passos Website
The Official John Dos Passos Website has completed its migration and it’s ready to roll! New quotes, updated contacts, and a new blog. Check it out!
Remembering Calvin Ball
I’m delighted to share my new poem celebrating the life of Calvin Ball. He was a caretaker for Dos Passos Farm in so many ways–guarding against illegal hunting, looking after […]
Authors in Ambulances
Monique Hamm, writer and EMT, has launched a podcast, “Authors in Ambulances,” that explores connections between arts and emergency medicine. Her first subject is my grandfather John Dos Passos, who […]
The World at the End of a Line
My new article on my grandfather John Dos Passos’s love of the sea, “The World at the End of a Line,” is published online (and soon, in print) at The […]