SNYDERMANIA

I took the opportunity to snap the above photo after doing a reading of "Dave Cruz" for Kathy Och's English class this week...

Ian Johnson was kind enough to give me the opportunity to read "Dave CRUZ" for his English 101 classes at Gateway College in Ph...

I believe I've found my book reading groove! Kim Morgan's high school creative writing class was an outstanding audience. I enjoy...

Ray Bradbury once said something about jumping off cliffs and making wings on the way down. Ray, wherever you are, I took your advice. I ...

So I wrote this book. It's called the Spirit Guide Bar. I'm sending the manuscript off the the editors this week. God willin...

The photograph above hasn't really got anything to do with this week's posting. It's just that blogger has switched things up...

I usually upload a picture but the function isn't working. Don't know if it's my computer or Blogger. Beats me. I'm stil...

                               Here is the finalized cover for THE SPIRIT GUIDE BAR .

Looks like my goof ball publicity campaign for THE EIGHT-FINGERED CRIMINAL'S SON   is  about finished.  There won't be any more Yo...

Cowabunga! Geronimo! Bonzai! My graphics guy is on   the job!

                               How's it goin', Rick and JJ? Rick, really enjoyed your new book...

It's my pleasure to tell you about Songs From The Barrio, a magical collection of stories and poems about Rios' metamorphosis fro...

So I wrote this book. It's a collection of usually funny, mostly true stories about growing up in 1970s Southern California called T...

 Long week in the teaching business. Still incredibly frustrated with the profession for so many reasons. Still thinking very serious...

A FEW THOUGHTS ON THE TEACHING BUSINESS: I assigned homework to my junior English class. Just about  half of the students complied and...