Recent Publications
Updated 8/23/07

»   "Nicolette and Maribel," Bostonnow.com, May 2007.

»   "Othello review," Edgeboston.com, February 2006.

»   "Sacrificing in order to serve," The Heights, February 2006.

»   "The guru of higher education," Boston Phoenix, January 2006.

»   "A hipster's holiday": Ghosts re-mixed, Springsteen re-imagined, Moody returns, and a taxing bladder, The Boston Phoenix, Dec. 2005.

»   "The Secret Lives of Writers," The Improper Bostonian, Sept. 2005.

»   "The Rice Bowl," Memorious, March 2005.

Anthologies

»   "Rules of the Game," short story, in Screaming Monkeys: Critiques of Asian American Images (Coffee House Press, June 2003)

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»   "Squatters," novel excerpt, in Take Out: Queer Writing from Asian Pacific America (Asian Am. Writers' Workshop, 2001)

»   "Brainy Smurf and the Council Bluffs Pride Parade," in Generation Q (Alyson, 1996). [ more ]

Fiction

»   "Good Men ," Genre, April 2003.

»   "The Foley Artist," short story, Drunken Boat, April 2002.

»   "Deaf Mute ," short story, The North American Review, Jan./Feb. 2001.

»   "The First Lady of Our Filipino Nation," novel excerpt, The Boston Phoenix, 1999.

»   "Paper Route," Flyway Literary Review, 1996.

Essays & Reviews

»   "The Graduating Class: The best and the brightest of summertime reads," Boston Phoenix, June 2005.

»   "Hip Haunts ," The Improper Bostonian, July 2005.

»   "Comics and Fabulists: Hilarious fiction in a hyperreal world," Boston Phoenix, December 2004.

»   "Love and Loss: Novels about the awkward ties that bind," Boston Phoenix, September 2004.

»   "Book collections," Boston Magazine, November 2003.

»   "Literary readings," The Improper Bostonian, October 2003.

»   "Voice-over: Young female novelists," Boston Phoenix, September 2003.

»   "Interesting insect tales," Boston Phoenix, June 2003.

»   "Breathing room ," Boston Magazine, April 2003.

»   "Boston Common," ArchitectureBoston, March 2003.

»   "Good harbor," City Journal feature, Boston Magazine, October 2002.

»   "9/11 and Beyond: Fall Nonfiction," feature, Boston Phoenix, September 2002.

»   "Sex on the Beach: Summer Reads," feature article, The Boston Phoenix, June 2002.

»   "Playful writing is 'Real McCoy'," book review, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, June 2002.

»   "The Best of the Best," feature article, The Boston Phoenix, November 2001.

»   "Subplots slice, dice love story," book review, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, November 2001.

»   "Flow of life, laughter buoy 'Niagara'," book review, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, August 2001.

»   "Mary and O'Neill," book review, Pif, May 2001.

»   "Freaks and Geeks," interview, The Boston Phoenix, 2001.

»   "Interpreter of Maladies," book review, Infoplease.com, 2000.

»   "Defining Hate Crimes," feature article, Infoplease.com, 2000.

»   "A unique Filipino saga continues," book review, The Boston Globe, 1999.

»   "Out, proud, and under 21," profiles, The Boston Phoenix, 1998.

»   "H.T. Chen & Dancers Unite with the SUNY Brockport Community," feature, NY State Dance Taskforce, 1998.

Archives

»  Published work in The Boston Phoenix, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and Infoplease.com.

Writing Courses
Boston College, Fall 2007
»    EN010   First Year Writing Seminar
»    EN060   Literature: Traditions/Countertraditions
»    EN569   Adv Creative Nonfiction: Genre Bending
»    PS005   Applications of Learning Theory

Massachusetts College of Art, Fall 2007
»    EN010   Written Communication

Recommendations

Multimedia»   Interested in listening to what's on my iPod? Read my playlists on Riffin.com! (That's me under the pseudonym "Rivets".)»   Watch an introduction to doctor and poet Rafael Campo reading from his essay collection, The Healing Art, in the Lowell Lecture Series at Boston College, in February 2005.

»   Watch a 5-minute reading from my novel-in-progress, "Squatters," at the 2004 Boston College Arts Festival. (Scroll down the page; Real Player recommended.)

Etcetera

»   Ten undergraduates, one faculty member, three weeks of community services and immersion in Philippines culture. Learn more about the Philippines Service and Immersion Trip of Boston College, for which I am the faculty advisor. If you'd like to make a donation, click here to support our mission of "men and women for others."

»   Get out of the house and support the efforts of my friend, novelist Scott Heim, whose sublime first book, Mysterious Skin, was recently made into a movie by Gregg Araki. Or better yet--buy a copy of Mysterious Skin from Amazon.

»    More recommended reads: A Kiss from Maddalena by über-writer Christopher Castellani and Baker Towers by the talented, gracious Jennifer Haigh »   Order a copy of Avoidance, the second novel of my colleague and friend Michael Lowenthal, read an excerpt (pdf), or simply browse Michael's rave reviews. »    What happens when you get a bunch of Filipino writers in one room (or on the steps of the Capitol)?»    Post Road literary magazine: the best new writing in print and on the web.»  Looking for a quiet place to write? Consider The Writers' Room of Boston. Quiet, safe, affordable space for serious writers. Consider making a donation or becoming a member.»   Another small literary organization doing outstanding work is The Asian American Writers' Workshop in New York City. The folks at AAWW host literary readings, publish anthologies (such as Take Out, which includes an excerpt from my novel), and even features an Asian American bookseller.»    Go to a literary reading: an updated list from The Phoenix.»    Ready to submit your work? Here's one of the most comprehensive list of literary journals I've found (from the editors of Bold Type magazine). Of course, the best way to figure out the right journal for your work is to visit to your local library or bookstore and read through them!

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