"If a story is in you, it has to come out."
William Faulkner
Jackie the Author
The pages are filling up in my book series that highlights our internal battles with cultural identity. While working on the series, I’ve been busy publishing short stories.
Fiction
Coming Soon!
Olives, Sugar, Cherries: The Roots We Carry
Currently Querying Agents
Southern Spain, 1906. Drought choked the land, and parents yearned for a new chance for their children. When the fliers appeared in town, a bold idea began as a whisper, then swelled with the promise of a faraway paradise. Hawaii! Two families joined the thousands that risked everything for a life in the sugarcane. But would it be so sweet?
A historical novel based on my grandparents’ atypical immigration from Spain to Hawaii as contract laborers, and then on to California. Sharing this fictitious story honors the 8,000+ Spaniards who risked everything in the diaspora of 1907 – 1913 to create a better life for their children.
This is the first in a planned four-book series.
Would you like your family’s story included in my novel? I’m including micro-stories of descendants, like me, whose ancestors left Spain for the Hawaiian Islands between 1907 and 1913.
Please contact me, and I’ll be in touch!
Short Stories
Northern California Publishers and Authors Anthologies
“The Chicklet Adventure,” Destination the World, Volume 1, 2020
This collection of charming and endearing tales will take you on excursions beyond your own backyard from breathtaking trips of a lifetime to harrowing adventures and comical misadventures.
“The Lighthouse,” Destination the World, Volume 2, 2021
Following an epic year marred by a pandemic, NCPA introduces Destination: The World, Volume Two, an anthology filled with travel accounts and fun experiences.
“The Gift," All Holidays, 2020
After Covid-19 and the darker Destination, the World: Volume Two, NCPA chose a lighter theme for this anthology.
“Cinnamon Coffee,” All Holidays, 2022
The cover indicates fall, but again NCPA offers this warning: Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover.
“The Golden Dream,” Beautiful Americas, Vol 1, 2022
From Sky-High to Sci-Fi, you’ll find an eclectic group of 30 stories in Beautiful Americas, the theme for NCPA’s 7th Anthology.
“Lavender Sky,” Beautiful World, Vol 2, 2023
Beautiful World, NCPA’s 8th anthology, took a bit longer than anticipated, but we’re back, with our loveable shapeshifters Dex & Felicity and their twins, taking a little break from shifting in England to hob-knobbing with Shakespeare himself!
Badass Sisterhood Anthologies
“What’s That Sucking Sound?” Badass Sisterhood, 2022
“The Spanish Immigrant” (poem). Badass Sisterhood, 2022
Malagueña. Badass Sisterhood, Roots & Wings, 2024
Patria or Homeland (poem). Badass Sisterhood, Roots & Wings, 2024
Nonfiction
Social Media At Work: How Networking Tools Propel Organizational Performance.
Jossey-Bass, 2010
Today's networking technologies-wikis, blogs, and social networking sites-are changing how we build professional relationships and work collaboratively. In this insightful book, three organizational development experts from Oracle Corporation offer executives down-to-earth strategies for leveraging the power of social media to build more effective and agile organizations, engage employees, and sustain competitiveness.
Awards
California Writers Club
Best of the Best: 2024 Literary Review
The Writer (poem) was selected for inclusion in this annual literary review by the California Writers Club (CWC). The CWC is a diverse community of writers spanning the Golden State. Each year the club produces a Literary Review containing samples of the best writing (prose and poetry) from our authors. This 2024 collection is no exception. www.calwriters.org.
