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.

Just Write – The Room I Need / El Espacio que Necesito

Thanks to Heather Webster King, author of Extraordinary-Ordinary, for the opportunity to link to Just Write – Tuesdays, an exercise on freewritiing. I am fortunate to be able to share my writing with you today. I hear Saul playing the French horn in his room. He is probably sitting at the edge of his bed,…

Mental Illness and Starting New

The city enchants us with its never ending offer of good shows and open festivals, baseball games, movies, and beaches. It feels like a constant vacation, minus the fact that I am looking for a job. Frustration and disorientation set in. So I start another cycle of not knowing my direction, unable to focus the…

Rules of the Game / Reglas del Juego

Across the wrap of the brand new day of the second part of my life, I write the new of Rules of the Game. 1. Handle with Care. 2. Mistreatment of any kind may result in your taking a hike permanently. I begin my new life in the West Coast celebrating my fiftieth birthday and…