
Voices of the Revolution
Great event Friday at the Embassy of Portugal for Dr. Paul Manuel’s book on the Portuguese revolution, Voices of the Revolution. From the introduction: “On April 25, 1974, Portugal’s armed […]
Great event Friday at the Embassy of Portugal for Dr. Paul Manuel’s book on the Portuguese revolution, Voices of the Revolution. From the introduction: “On April 25, 1974, Portugal’s armed […]
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 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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
In June of last year, the John Dos Passos Society convened in Lisbon. I knew almost nothing about Portuguese history and language. I knew I had a great opportunity, however, […]
Working on a poem about Fall River, MA. As part of my greater Portuguese education, I’ve been reading up on Portuguese immigration in New England. I was fascinated to learn […]
Third Biennial John Dos Passos Society Conference (June 20-22, 2018, Lisbon, Portugal) Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2018 Graduate students wishing to be considered for supplemental travel funding must submit […]
I’m delighted to present my new short story, “Madrid Under Three Skies,” for Amazon Kindle. It’s a fictional refraction of my splendid week in Madrid 2 years ago. It tells […]
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 […]