Grandpa’s Magic Tortilla. Demetria Martinez and Rosalee Montoya. Illustrations by Lisa Casaus.
Through a child's lens, this lighthearted bilingual tale presents the contemporary phenomenon of sacred and mundane objects appearing on everyday items like doors, walls, toast or, in this case, a tortilla. Available on Amazon.
Gato Negro, Tecolote Floreado
Available: Chamisa: A Journal of Literary, Performance, and Visual Arts of the Greater Southwest. Volume 1. Issue 1: Identity, Culture, and Art in New Mexico. 2021.
Set in 1929 New Mexico, Gato Negro, Tecolote Floreado unfolds across the llano, where strange events unsettle the villages of Pastura and Los Montoya. As children fall ill and sightings of a black cat with glowing eyes stir fears of witchcraft, the legend of a bruja in feline form takes root—until a radiant, flower-adorned owl intervenes. Blending folklore and ancestral memory, this spellbinding tale reveals the quiet power of protection—and how wisdom often arrives in the most unexpected forms. This story is written in Spanish.
Plañideras
Available: University of New Mexico. "Chamisa Vol 4." Chamisa: A Journal of Literary, Performance, and Visual Arts of New Mexico and the Greater Southwest 4, 1 (2025).
In this memoir vignette, a ten-year-old arrives at her abuela’s wake and, for the first time, witnesses plañideras—women hired to mourn for the dead, a tradition carried from Spain to New Mexico. The story weaves scent (pipe smoke), sound (rolling pins, lament), and memory into a gentle portrait of loss, love, and the rituals that once held families together.
La Casa en Gung Ho Yen
peKerQue No. 102 (June 2010), a collection of short stories in Spanish from a cross-cultural collaboration organized by the Instituto Cervantes in Beijing, China, in partnership with the Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Metamorfosis
Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque (2010).
con el Centro Nacional de la Cultura Hispana.
Conceived and co-edited by Rosalee Montoya, Demetria Martínez, and María Nieves de Abajo Bajo.
A collection showcasing the creative work of women writing in Spanish across generations, backgrounds, and countries. The anthology features poetry and prose by the editors and other contributors, honoring New Mexico’s literary heritage and the vibrant continuum of women’s voices in Spanish.
TITLE
PUBLISHED IN
DATE PUBLISHED
Kundalini
Metamorfosis, Instituto Cervantes
2008
TITLE: Kundalini
PUBLISHED IN: Metamorfosis, Instituto Cervantes
DATE PUBLISHED: 2008
Desnudez
Metamorfosis, Instituto Cervantes
2008
TITLE: Desnudez
PUBLISHED IN: Metamorfosis, Instituto Cervantes
DATE PUBLISHED: 2008
Devoción
La Herencia, Vol. 44
(Winter 2004)
TITLE: Devoción
PUBLISHED IN: La Herencia, Vol. 44
DATE PUBLISHED: (Winter 2004)
La Quebrada
La Herencia, Vol. 43
(Fall 2004)
TITLE: La Quebrada
PUBLISHED IN: La Herencia, Vol. 43
DATE PUBLISHED: (Fall 2004)
Los Caballitos
La Herencia, Vol. 43
(Fall 2004)
TITLE: Los Caballitos
PUBLISHED IN: La Herencia, Vol. 43
DATE PUBLISHED: (Fall 2004)
Los Duendes Bailan
La Herencia, Vol. 43
(Fall 2004)
TITLE: Los Duendes Bailan
PUBLISHED IN: La Herencia, Vol. 43
DATE PUBLISHED: (Fall 2004)
Porque yo te dije y no te pregunte
La Herencia, Vol. 43
(Fall 2004)
TITLE: Porque yo te dije y no te pregunte
PUBLISHED IN: La Herencia, Vol. 43
DATE PUBLISHED: (Fall 2004)
Devotion
Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction,
translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
October 2003
TITLE: Devotion
PUBLISHED IN: Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction, translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
DATE PUBLISHED: October 2003
Goblins Dance
Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction,
translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
October 2003
TITLE: Goblins Dance
PUBLISHED IN: Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction, translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
DATE PUBLISHED: October 2003
The Carousel
Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction,
translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
October 2003
TITLE: The Carousel
PUBLISHED IN: Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction, translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
DATE PUBLISHED: October 2003
The Mother/ Daughter Exchange
Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction,
translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
October 2003
TITLE: The Mother/ Daughter Exchange
PUBLISHED IN: Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction, translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
DATE PUBLISHED: October 2003
The Starbucks Breakup
Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction,
translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
October 2003
TITLE: The Starbucks Breakup
PUBLISHED IN: Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction, translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
DATE PUBLISHED: October 2003
We were the Coolest
Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction,
translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
October 2003
TITLE: We were the Coolest
PUBLISHED IN: Lunarosity: Journal of Poetry and Fiction, translated from Spanish by Contemporary Authors
DATE PUBLISHED: October 2003
Páginas Sueltas. Coming Soon 2026
Páginas Sueltas is a bilingual poetry collection exploring loss, longing, and the quiet resilience of those who endure. From the silenced voices of Desaparecida to the tender ache of Underneath It All, these poems move between language and culture, memory and survival.
Fragmentos. Coming Soon 2026
Fragmentos is a collection of short fiction exploring the unexpected. From the dark unraveling of Mike’s Girl to the folkloric mystery of Gato Negro, Tecolote Floreado and the ancestral echoes in Plañideras, these stories travel between generations, languages, and lives—capturing the moments that fracture us and the small acts that make us whole.
