with his appearance in the respected "foley collection," the impending publication of "near klamath" by the english club of sacramento state college, and the death of his father, 1967 was a landmark year for carver. that was also the year that he moved his family to palo alto, california, so that he could take a job as a textbook editor for science research associates. he worked there until he was fired in 1970 for his inappropriate writing style. in the 1970s and 1980s as his writing career began to take off, carver taught for several years at universities throughout the united states.