Chicken Chistes is a fun book that brings back the humor found in everyday living. It is composed of eighty short stories that bring a smile or a chuckle as they examine the human condition universal to every culture.

For those of us who allow ourselves to think like children, the anecdotes will remind us that life's small moments are worth remembering.
 

The setting is northern New Mexico during the late 1950's and early 60's. Told in first person, using dialogue sprinkled with Spanish, each event comes alive as told through the eyes of a child. Every chapter has an underlying lesson mixing humor, love and drama. Though Hispanic in flavor, the vignettes have universal appeal. Portions have appeared in Reminisce and Sun magazines.

This book is written for older children and adults. Hispanics account for 35.3 million people in the United States, and census figures show a 60 percent growth in the last decade. Cultural similarities that exist among Hispanics include a strong commitment to traditional values such as family, religion and heritage. While the common language, Spanish, is regionalized, the need to learn English is a binding tie. Hispanics are notorious for learning to read by employing humor. That explains the high sales of comic books in Mexican and South American markets. Even so, there is a shortage of Hispanic writers.

As seasons change, so it is with the mind and body. The call of nature takes us from childhood comforts to the challenging world of adolescence. Chicken Beaks Revisited: An Hispanic Adolescence tells a story about family, religion, and values. This story, told through the eyes of an emerging teen, retraces the lives of an Hispanic, Catholic family living in Northern New Mexico during the 1960's. Told in first person, using dialogue sprinkled with Spanish, each event comes alive with underlying lessons mixing humour, love and drama. Though Hispanic in flavor, the vignettes have universal appeal.

The people and places are real. Only names have changed. During time of rapid physical changes and awkward development a young person is filled with emotions that he cannot understand, let alone control. This book targets older children and adults.
 

Everybody has a story. And every story has a lesson. He who tells his tale, enriches his very self, for sharing is reliving. This book is filled with true adventures and mishaps experienced by sixty people from many walks of life. Told in first person using dialogue, each event comes alive with underlying lessons mixing humor, love and drama. The vignettes have universal appeal.
 

Gossip is an art. It does not have to be cruel, demeaning or malicious. In fact, it can be fun if used in a kind way. For some people it is the only form of communication that brings pleasure. And while gossip has developed a bad rap, talking and listening is a two-way street. We have as much a need to be heard as to listen. One elderly woman advises her granddaughter that a husband who listens to his wife is worth his weight in tacos. This book contains gossip-based short stories from several authors. As one of them points out, If you have nothing good to say, then “don’t say nothing at all.” This book is dedicated to people all over America who love to gossip without malice.