Complicating the Minifig: Layered Narrative
In contrast to linear, chronological narrative, a layered narrative plays with time sequence to reveal character bit by bit and to build curiosity and suspense.
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A Portuguese Visitor
A Portuguese visitor speaks at the University at Albany about the current crisis in Europe and invites us back to Lisbon.
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“Celebridades” Revised
I’ve been busy with interviews and guest posts for the past month or so, but things seem to be quieting down. Not sure whether or not that’s a good thing,...
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Seeing an Old Friend
My husband and I just returned from three days in New Orleans visiting our daughter, Maddy, as well as our friend Rachel Burk, who we got to know in Lisbon last fall....
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Fado de Intervenção
Since 2007 I have served as the assistant host of “Los Vientos del Pueblo,” a program of Latin American and Spanish music, poetry, and history that airs...
Read MoreDining in Lisbon: A Guest Post by Richard Lachmann
My husband’s take on the food in Portugal.
Read MoreLet’s Connect!
Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
