Medium

David Bowles

Featured Book

Feathered serpent, dark heart of sky: myths of Mexico

Feathered serpent, dark heart of sky: myths of Mexico

An epic retranslation, adaptation, and weaving together of the most important myths of pre-Invasion Mesoamerica.

2018

Stories

Pinned

David Bowles

·

May 12, 2024

Songs of the Lords of Anahuac

The codex called Romances de los señores de la Nueva España, usually translated Ballads of the Lords of New Spain, consists of forty-two…

Songs of the Lords of Anahuac

David Bowles

·

Jun 6

Aztec Fractions & Divisions of the Day

One of my pet peeves is when folks—even scholars who should know better—act like the absence of proof is proof of absence. This is…

Aztec Fractions & Divisions of the Day

David Bowles

·

May 28

Mexicacuicatl XLIII: “I Make His Heart Ache”

The codex known as Cantares Mexicanos (Songs of Mexico or “Mexihcacuicatl” in Nahuatl) is the larger of the two surviving collections of…

Mexicacuicatl XLIII: “I Make His Heart Ache”

David Bowles

·

May 14

Mexicacuicatl LXXIII: “War Song”

The codex known as Cantares Mexicanos (Songs of Mexico or “Mexihcacuicatl” in Nahuatl) is the larger of the two surviving collections of…

Mexicacuicatl LXXIII: “War Song”

David Bowles

·

May 12

Aztec Exorcism: “Winds of Filth”

I’ve been thinking about writing an article in which I describe what we know about possession and exorcism in pre-Spanish Invasion Nahua…

Aztec Exorcism: “Winds of Filth”

David Bowles

·

May 9

Mexicacuicatl LXIX-D: “The Death of Tlacahuepan”

The codex known as Cantares Mexicanos (Songs of Mexico or “Mexihcacuicatl” in Nahuatl) is the larger of the two surviving collections of…

Mexicacuicatl LXIX-D: “The Death of Tlacahuepan”

David Bowles

·

Mar 26

Chichimecah Throughout History

1. WHO ARE THE CHICHIMECAH PEOPLES?

Chichimecah Throughout History

David Bowles

·

Feb 2

New Midwife Universe Story

On February 8, 2026, my latest sci-fi story “Realm of the Shorn” went up at the Sunday Morning Transport, the fourth in an ongoing series…

New Midwife Universe Story

David Bowles

·

Oct 9, 2025

At Hummingbird Mountain

The twenty-sixth cuicatl in Songs of the Lords of Anahuac, my English translation of the codex Romances de los señores de la Nueva España.

At Hummingbird Mountain

David Bowles

·

Oct 7, 2025

No One Will Remain

The twenty-fifth cuicatl in Songs of the Lords of Anahuac, my English translation of the codex Romances de los señores de la Nueva España.

No One Will Remain

David Bowles

David Bowles

Book Author

A Mexican American author & translator from South Texas. Teaches literature & Nahuatl at UTRGV. Former president of the Texas Institute of Letters.

Following

Help

Status

About

Careers

Press

Blog

Store

Privacy

Rules

Terms

Text to speech