Reflections of Silicon Valley: An Anthology of the South Bay Writers Club (2026)

Reflections of Silicon Valley collects the stories, memoirs, and poems from writers in the South Bay Writers Club, a branch of the California Writers Club. The pieces defy categorization, ranging from literary works, personal essays, and poems (real and imagined) to paranormal romance and suspense. Some are laugh-out-loud funny, others introspective.

Situated on the ancestral lands of the Tamien-speaking Ohlone people, Silicon Valley formed when the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Range rose around a fertile valley. In 1777, Spanish missionaries founded Mission Santa Clara de Asis, giving the valley its official name. Later immigrants cultivated vineyards, orchards, and flowers, establishing its agricultural heritage. Over the past fifty years, the valley has become a world-renowned technology center, drawing people from around the globe with diverse stories, dreams, and perspectives.

Members whose work appears in this anthology:
William Albert Baldwin, Veronica Blancato, Richard Burns, Joe-Ming Cheng, Shari Clare, Sally Cooperrider, Una T. Daly, Patricia Watkins Dick, Carolyn Donnell, Victoria Dunn, Valerie Estelle Frankel, Lorraine Gabbert, Sandra Khoury, Carla King, Karen Llewellyn, Prem Lukose, Tom Mach, Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, DeWayne Mason, Edie Matthews, Tonya McQuade, Loureen Murphy, Michael K. Norris, Evelyn Preston, Kalpana Ramakrishnan, Amanda Senior, Hal Schoolcraft, Lisa Scott-Ponce, Dave M. Strom, Alice Wu. The collection was edited by Kelly A. Harrison and a group of volunteers.