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 […]
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 […]
A Time for Portuguese
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, […]
Fall River, Massachusetts
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 […]
Breaking: John Dos Passos Society Conference 2018
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 […]
Madrid Under Three Skies: A Short Story
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 […]
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 […]