May 6, 2011

An 8-year old Lunchbox fan has posted this video on Youtube.

I just completed my student teaching semester at Denton High School and will graduate next week with my M.Ed in English.  I had a ball working with the students in Mr. Puente's English and Creative Writing classes!

Now to get back to writing!

November 10, 2010

A lot of great stuff has happened in the last few months.  I'm finishing my master's degree in education at the University of North Texas and will be student teaching (English and Creative Writing) at Denton High School in  January and graduating in May with full Texas teacher certification.  And Lunchbox and the Aliens has done very well in the Scholastic book fairs and book clubs , selling close to 70,000 copies last spring.  We just moved into a big new home in Aubrey, Texas--I finally have my own office!  Well, okay, it's actually part of a walk-in closet.  I'm surrounded by clothes, boxes, and laundry baskets, but after years of trying to work and write in the family room of a little crackerbox house with the TV blasting, kids interrupting, and being way too close to the kitchen to ever lose weight, it's wonderful.  My wife is happy because she doesn't have to look at my messy desk (and neither do visitors to our home)!

April 15, 2010

Only two weeks until the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. conference, one of the largest writers conferences in the Midwest.  OWFI is an organization made up of writer's critique groups from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and at-large members around the country.  Looking forward to three days of workshops, editor and agent pow-wows, and hanging out with writers of all stripes.   

March 24, 2010

Denton's Main Street Celebration came off today without a hitch. Here's a shot of Texas First Lady Anita Perry signing a copy of Lunchbox and the Aliens for the Denton Public Library.  I'm not a great photographer...couldn't figure out how to use my son's camera.

March 13, 2010

The event with Mrs. Perry has been rescheduled for March 24

February 11, 2010

A freak snowstorm in Denton has canceled the event with Mrs. Perry.  We've got between four and six inches of the stuff out there right now.  In TEXAS!