I have developed a unique relationship with contemporary fiction that, with a few notable exceptions, did not rely on a university professor

My next book about the border is about the power of the butterfly effect to reshape our communities and our collective future.

I stumbled on the thought that had been floating in the back of my mind since my mother’s passing:

I stand firmly against political groups like Citizens Defending Freedom and Remnant Alliance.

In 2015, I read Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez, a book that would change the course of my writing. The...

Occasionally, I write poems. On the new podcast episode for UTRGV's Creative Writing Program, graduate student and poet Jay Villanueva...

At the end of each semester, my undergraduate creative writing courses would vote on which classmate should read from their work at the...

Dear Thomas, As you open this letter to self on your 30th birthday, I hope you still remember this Dan Millman quote: "Life has three...

My fondest memories of graduate school involved organizing on behalf of my labor union for academic student employees. As a “teacher...

It’s during back-to-school season when I see two different glimmers in students’ eyes. One glimmer looks like an exploding planet; these...

In my Princeton University college admissions essay, I wrote about this quote from Dan Millman’s book Way of the Peaceful Warrior: “Life...

It was supposed to be another long run in Los Angeles. It was a slow Sunday, and the sun was setting behind me as I reversed from Santa...

The sun was setting on the Santa Monica shore, and the long shadows of my fellow beachgoers stretched into the Pacific Ocean. I watched...

With the school bell ringing and the bustle of backpacks filling the hallways, my high school counselor sat at her desk, paperwork askew....