>The Day After

> Since there was much goodbye-saying at the Saturday night party, it’s too bad we couldn’t just leave it at that, but Magda planned…

>UTV Day 9

> The last official day of Under the Volcano was light. In the morning, since we had no workshops, I stayed at Las Golondrinas…

>UTV Day 8

>We finished up workshop in the morning by looking at one participant’s story and then looking at a short Isaac Babel story, “Crossing into…

>UTV Day 7

>Thursday gets its own post because of the special event we had in the afternoon. First, we had our regular workshop session in which…

>UTV Days 5 and 6

>Tuesday was a light day. We workshopped in the morning–my second submission from the new novel was discussed, along with an excerpt from another…

>UTV Days 3 and 4

>The workshop proper began on Sunday afternoon when we met to discuss three stories, including my submission which is the opening of my rough…

>UTV Days 1 and 2

>Friday was an introductory day for Under the Volcano, as people drifted in from all over. I arrived at Las Golondrinas about 2pm, having…

>Reading on the Road

>It’s a little hard to keep up with literary activities on the road, even though internet access is pretty easy. (There are Internet cafes…

>On the Road Again

>Today I leave for Mexico, to visit a couple of sites I haven’t seen before and then to participate in the Under the Volcano…

>Community of Artists

>Unquestionably, the wonderful thing about an artists’ community such as VCCA is the dedicated space and time or work—no meals to prepare, no dogs…