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We promote and provide inspiration for the joy of reading and writing - especially in Texas!
In this episode, Clueless Gent talks to Texas author Chris Manno. Chris has quite the list of credentials. He's a retired airline captain, a lifelong cartoonist, a college professor, as well as a highly successful published author. Chris provides our listeners with a plethora of writing information and advice, centering around his concept of habitable writing—living prose. This is the concept Chris teaches to his university students. He also discusses his books, which include both fiction and nonfiction. Please join us.
About our Guest - Chris Manno
Rather than a guest bio, Chris Manno provided me with his résumé. I think it speaks volumes about Chris and his accomplishments, so that is what's being posted here.
Virginia Military Institute graduate BA English
Commissioned USAF officer and pilot 1978-1985
American Airlines pilot 1985-2020 (flew 727, 737, MD80, F-100, and DC-10)
American Airlines captain 1991-2020
TCU post-graduate student and teacher while flying full schedule; earned PhD in Rhetoric and Literature at TCU
Adjunct professor of English at TCU, 2003-present
East Jesus published 2016 (NTBF Finalist, Best Fiction 2017)
Voodoo Rush published 2017 (NTBF Award: Best Fiction 2018)
Blood and Remembrance published 2018 (NTBF Finalist, Best Fiction 2019)
Sanctuary Moon published 2019 (NTBF Finalist, Best Fiction 2020)
An Airline Pilot’s Life published 2020 (NTBF Award: Best Non-fiction 2020; Amazon #1 New Release)
Retired from American Airlines 2020
Currently teaching three TCU writing classes.
NTBF = N. Texas Book Festival
Here is a link to the Facebook page with Chris Manno's cartoon work.
During the episode, Chris discusses some of the merits of All Things Left Wild, by James Wade. Here is the link to that book:
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Clueless Gent's Texas-Centric, Bookish Podcast
We promote and provide inspiration for the joy of reading and writing - especially in Texas!
