KEY DOCUMENTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION HERE~~PLEASE ASK ABOUT THEM


Curriculum Vitae

PUBLICATIONS (short list):

Raven Eye, University of Arizona Press, 2007.


  • Winner--2008 Willa Award

Naked Wanting, University of Arizona Press, 2003.

Alleys & Allies, Saddle Tramp Press, 1990. (300 run; Last 20 in author's possession).

"Presidio" & "Tejana/o", The Borderlands: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Politics on the U.S.-Mexico Divide. 2007.

"Space, Position, and Imperialism in South Texas," The Journal of Mujeres Activas En Letras Y Cambio Social, Volume 7, Issue 2, Spring 2008, 112-121.

Links to new articles, essays, interventions...(under construction).

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