In Omaggio a Mamma
Yesterday I was driving with Cynthia, trying to figure out whether the temperature gauge on the car was called a thermometer or a thermostat, and I had this thought: if the English language is still [...]
Yesterday I was driving with Cynthia, trying to figure out whether the temperature gauge on the car was called a thermometer or a thermostat, and I had this thought: if the English language is still [...]
David is now C0-Founder and Co-Director of the new Mile-High MFA in Creative Writing, Denver's only MFA program. He was interviewed by Eric Wyatt of "Words Matter" on the subject--you can listen to the podcast [...]
David was recently interviewed by the talented writer Margaret Cate. As an English professor, you’ve been teaching literature for many years. What was the catalyst that prompted you to begin writing your own stories? Well, [...]
David has published a new essay in the eclectic on-line magazine, Queen Mob's Tea House. It's about the importance of saying hello to one another. Really. It's important. Yesterday I was on the lovely campus of [...]
This post was written May 13, 2015, but is every bit as relevant today. :-) Yesterday, the Colorado Rockies lost their eleventh game in a row and are cemented in last place. It’s May. We’ve [...]
As a professor of early American Literature, I read a lot, but mostly DWG (Dead White Guy) Lit. In the good old Colonial days (fun times!), native stories were rarely recorded, it was illegal to [...]
I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately (okay, two) about the importance of a good writing space—the perfect studio, the cabin in the woods, the coffee shop that blocks wi-fi, a room with natural [...]
This is mostly about my knees. They creak now. Stiffen up. When I get up in the morning, I feel like the Tin Man—just a few squirts of WD-40 would really do the trick. I’ve [...]
Well, it’s winter already, isn’t it? That wasn’t much of a fall, as lovely as it was. So I’m doing what I usually do, which is to mentally hunker down, keeping busy, trying not to [...]
David was recently interviewed by Nicole Hebdon of the Saranac Review. Read the interview here: Saranac Review on Tumblr