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 […]