For a long time I wrote only non-fiction. You can read some of my past work by following the links below.
“Why I Write.” Persephone Speaks (Kore Press blog). Oct. 15, 2008
I originally wrote this essay for an application for a writing fellowship. I didn’t get the fellowship, but a year or two later, the editors at Kore Press asked me for something for their blog. The piece feels eternally relevant to my process and answers clearly why I do what I do. I was happy to share it.
“Art Makes All Things Better.” Teaching Tolerance. Spring 2008.
“La Virgen de Guadalupe.” Tucson Guide. Winter 2005-2006.
“Why He Went to War.” Alternet.org. August 9, 2005.
“Spying on the Stars.” Indiana University Research & Creative Activity. Fall 2004.
“Research Offers New Hope in the Search to Treat Blindness.” Scripps Institute’s Endeavor. Winter 2004/2005.
“The Flesh, the Bones, and the Beating Heart.” Cuba in Mind: An Anthology. Edited by Maria Finn Dominguez. Vintage: 2004.
“Poverty-Chic: Diesel’s New Line.” Pacific News Service. August 20, 2003.
“Border Maps.” FourthGenre. Spring 2003.
“With Every Breath You Take,” OnEarth Magazine, Winter 2002.
“Graduate Research” (special issue). UA Report on Research. Winter 2000-2001.
“The Other Side of the Wires,” Orion Magazine, Spring 2000.
“Who Knows What a Better Life Is? Sometimes Children Do,” Pacific News Service. Dec. 14, 1999.