As a blogger and memoirist, I write real stories about mental illness, child abuse, language barriers, and identity. My debut memoir "I Asked the Blue Heron" is now available in stores and online in Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo.

Stigma, Fear, Courage

Advocacy, Immigration3 Comments

First they stigmatized the lepers. The power holding institution of the Middle Ages, the church, believed that leprosy was the result of god’s anger and that only segregation and suffering…

Waiting, Writing, Hoping / Esperando, Escribiendo con Esperanza

Coping Skills, Mental Illness11 Comments

Chainsaw on tree limb, a mulching truck on the driveway, the rumpus of men shouting instructions and warnings, branches falling from the canopy of an old eucalyptus to the right…