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.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning / Advertencia de Tormenta Severa

Today, as the first scary storm of the season sweeps through town with thunderstorm, hail and heavy rain, I post a very short fiction piece I wrote a while ago…

Movies and The Mentally Ill / El Cine y Los Enfermos Mentales

In Betty Blue, and old French movie from 1986, we see a young couple fall madly in love as they are consumed by their sexual passions. Although Betty stirs Zorg’s…