Janelle Meraz Hooper's Reel

Joy has been through a rough divorce, but she's learning to make it work for her!

Geronimo, Life on the Reservation, is a one-man show traveling the Southwest and California. Bring Geronimo to a theatre near you!

This little collection of stories and poems for ages 2-6 is near and dear to my heart. They are the stories I told to the children in my family. As a novelist, I have to admit I have no background in writing children's literature--my inspiration is Salmon Rushdie!

All Mary wants after her divorce is a Hawaiian vacation...but her ex-brother-in-law, a Montana Park Ranger, is also there. He tells her there may be Bears in the Hibiscus! Humorous romance. Paperback, Kindle, Nook, iBookstore, & Kobo.

The Slum Resort Synopsis When Maggie, close to retirement, loses her home and almost everything else because of an alcoholic husband and a reckless son. She lands in Mountain High Resort, the only place she can afford. She quickly dubs the collection of old campers and trailers that nestle next to a pristine lake The Slum Resort. She finds lots of company in others who have also worked hard all of their lives and have lost everything due to a fatal financial misstep at the last minute. Her...

This is the audio file of the short story I recorded for a radio show. I'm using it to practise my tech-skills. You'd think someone my age could understand CLICK HERE but, apparently, I'm having issues with the process because I tried all day yesterday, off and on, to load it here on my reel page. Good grief!

A short story from my book, Free Pecan Pie and Other Short Stories. I'm sharing this to see if I can get something to post on this site. I'm not very techie!

This is an audio of my short story about Elvis. I'm just fooling around, trying to understand the technology on this site. The story was originally printed in my short story book, Free Pecan Pie and Other Chick Stories.

I try to keep Saturday as a play day. This audio was recorded by me. It's originally from my short story book, Free Pecan Pie and Other Chick Stories. The play part of this is trying to get the audio uploaded.Tech is not me...

It's Saturday and I'm playing around. The attached story was originally from my short story book, Free Pecan Pie and Other Chick Stories. Hope you like it!