Hello friends! The Ivy Hall Young Writer's Workshop was an absolute hit. I adored teaching the kids. It was my first time back in the teacher seat since Japan in 2015, and I was pleased to note that the teaching bug was still biting me. What was more, I was so happy to be teaching that I completely forgot I was going to get paid at the end. Im $200 richer in prepaid visa gift cards. Supper's on me, boys! What was really lovely was when I was contacted after the workshop by on

Hello, friends! It certainly has been a while since I last contributed, and for that I sincerely apologize. I have been terribly busy with my graduate classes (a bit of my work is up in the portfolio section), but all my efforts are starting to pay off! For one, I have been blessed with the amazing opportunity to teach four seminars at the upcoming Ivy Hall Young Writers Workshop! The Ivy Hall Young Writers Workshop (hereafter mentioned underneath the acronym IHYWW in order t

It has been a while since I've posted on my blog. I've decided for mental clarity that I will try to do so more often. I'm unsure if this resolution will stick, however, what with a full graduate schedule and several works in progress clamoring for my attention. This is also the very first personal blog post that I have put up. I am interested to see how people respond to it, or not. Right now, my biggest concern is finishing up the massive work 'Volver', which is my newest D