Tommy Archuleta lives in Santa Fe but still makes his way to Albuquerque three times a week to attend graduate classes and teach creative writing at an Albuquerque high school, Amy Biehl Charter High School. Archuleta, 44, began writing in 2002 after several years as a musician in the bands 27 Devils Joking, 23 More Minutes and Facedown. Now he plays with the bands Angola Farms, Beautiful Stupid Radio and Disasterman.
Tommy Archuleta is a graduate student in the creative writing program. Archuleta said on Friday that he went from reading the backs of cereal boxes to reading and writing short stories and poems.



