For me, that book was John Steinbeck's "The Grapes Of Wrath." It not only opened up the migrant worker experience for me in a way no other book ever had, but also inspired me to want to do something like that too. But with subjects closer to my own life and experience.

So far, my attempts have resulted in several published short stories, some of which are have been accepted by online literary journals and can be read over the internet by clicking on the linked story titles below:

Poems Of Love

Sacajawea's Grave

And I'm happy to say that I also recently finished my first novel. Its working title is "Crossing Over," and I'm currently revising it and looking for an agent to market it. A selected chapter from the book may turn up on this site shortly, so drop by soon.

And If you've enjoyed the stories, or have any comments or feedback on them, please drop me a note at camy@camysorbello.com.