1949.

Enrolls at the University of Houston.

1950.

Edits the Cougar, Cougar, the University of Houston's newspaper. the University of Houston's newspaper.

1951.

Begins writing for The Houston Post. The Houston Post.

1952.

Marries Marilyn Marrs.

1953.

Drafted into the U.S. Army. Serves in Korea.

1955.

Returns to the University of Houston, resumes writing for the Houston Post Houston Post. Separates from Marilyn Marrs.

1956.

Divorced from Marilyn Marrs. Marries Helen Moore. At the University of Houston, he writes speeches for the university president, edits Acta Diurna, Acta Diurna, the faculty newsletter, and founds the faculty newsletter, and founds Forum, Forum, an interdisciplinary intellectual journal. an interdisciplinary intellectual journal.

1959.

Joins board of directors, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston.

19611962

Director, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston.

1962.

Moves to New York City, becomes managing editor of Location, Location, an arts magazine founded by Harold Rosenberg and Thomas B. Hess. Separates from Helen Moore. an arts magazine founded by Harold Rosenberg and Thomas B. Hess. Separates from Helen Moore.

1963.

First appearance in The New Yorker, The New Yorker, with short story "L'Lapse." with short story "L'Lapse."

1964.

Come Back, Dr. Caligari is published. is published.

1965.

Lives in Denmark. Divorced from Helen Moore. Marries Birgit Egelund-Peterson and returns with her to New York. Their daughter, Anne, born in New York.

1966.

Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship.

1967.

Snow White is published. is published.

1968.

Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts is published. is published.

1970.

City Life is published. is published.

1971.

The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine, or the Hithering Thithering Djinn (children's book) is published. (children's book) is published.

1972.

Sadness is published. Receives National Book Award for is published. Receives National Book Award for The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine. Receives the Mortin Dauwen Zabel Award from the National Inst.i.tute of Arts and Letters. Teaches writing at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

1973.

Teaches writing at Boston University. Divorced from Birgit Egelund-Peterson.

1974.

Guilty Pleasures is published. Becomes Distinguished Visiting Professor of English at City College of New York. is published. Becomes Distinguished Visiting Professor of English at City College of New York.

1975.

The Dead Father is published. is published.

1976.

Amateurs is published. is published.

1978.

Marries Marion Knox. Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Here in the Village Here in the Village (limited edition) is published. (limited edition) is published.

1979.

Great Days is published. is published.