One Evil That Concerns Literature

There is one evil that concerns literature which should never be passed over in silence but be continually publicly attacked, and that is corruption of the language, for writers cannot invent their own language and are dependent upon the language they inherit so that, if it be corrupt, they must be corrupted. But the critic […]

The Beauty of the Weapons

Occasionally, I come across poems that have similar themes. I like to keep a record of them, or respond to them as if I were part of their conversation. Fleet Visit The sailors come ashoreOut of their hollow ships,Mild-looking middle-class boysWho read the comic strips;One baseball game is moreTo them than fifty Troys. They look […]

Poem Published

The Tejascovido project is keeping a poetic record of life in Texas under quarantine. They recently published my poem “A Corrections Officer Quarantines at the Clements Unit.” Continue reading by clicking through.

In Defense of the Writer In Residence

West Texas A&M University employs a writer in residence. As a WT alum, this is a source of pride when I speak about my education, but admittedly, I’m a little wistful. This position didn’t exist when I was a student there. I wish it had. Despite studying great works of literature by writers from all […]

Newsletter

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Horses On the Way to Work

Design Cues

Correspondence

I have been bestowed with the pleasure and special grace of corresponding with a few people in my life. Email is the the wrong medium; although, that’s the form it takes. How is it that the same inbox contains a thousand advertisements, a few tedious meetings being scheduled, a steady supply of rejections, and very […]

Happy New Year

Hello all that may be reading this on a social media outlet. In 2020, I’ll take time off from the normal social media retinue. There are reasons which are well documented by everyone who decides to take time off from social media. I’ll write more at this website, which will post to those accounts, but […]

Critics

For an art scene to flourish, there have to be good critics. I’d bank that they’re as vital to local art thriving as the artists. They criticize when work comes up short and call the artists to better realize their ideas. They also understand the context in which art was created, so the work can […]