She has published short fiction and essays in magazines and journals, including Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts, Callaloo, The New York Times, Miami Rail and Texas Review. She has received numerous grants and residencies including the New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship, Camargo Fellowship, National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Grant, Pittsburgh Foundation of The Arts Fellowship, Ledig House, Yaddo, and The Macdowell Colony. She is founder and Editor of Aster(ix) a literary/arts journal. Her third novel, Dominicana is currently under submission and she is at work on her new novel, Il Palazzo.