Journalist · Author · Developer

SherriCruz

Driven by curiosity

Self-taught journalist with more than two decades of experience across reporting, editing, and freelance writing. Technology reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune. Editor at the Orange County Register, led a team of six reporters/interns, produced two weekly university sections. Career launched by successfully pitching an Internet column in 1996 to the Las Vegas Business Press. Extensive magazine freelance contributor. Author. App developer.

Selected Stories

OC Register
Things Great and Small
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OC Register
Woodward's Wormholes
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OC Register
New Boss at Biggest Club on Campus
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OC Register
Harry Potter & Student Life
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OC Register
Preserving Native Languages
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More Magazine
Skateboard Mom — More Magazine, April 2006
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Walk of Fame Star Gives Buddy Holly a Permanent Mark
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OC Register
Science at Play: The Khine Lab at UCI
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Books

Seeking Representation
📸 Author photo coming soon
Pig Popular
Chapter book · Ages 6–9

A fun, heartfelt chapter book adventure for early readers. Currently seeking literary representation.

In the Works
Rachel
Middle-grade fiction · Area 51 · Extraterrestrial contact

In the Nevada desert near Area 51, eleven-year-old Rachel discovers she can hear what no one else can: a message from space. When her government-scientist father tries to dissect the ET pod before she can help it go home, Rachel must choose between family loyalty and protecting a life that's counting on her to listen.

In the Works
Pig Popular Quits Surfing
Chapter book series · Book 2

The second installment in the Pig Popular chapter book series — more adventures, more heart.

The Literary Roads App

Literary Roads

Developed with an assist from Claude Code — a passion project at the intersection of literature and travel. Road trip planner for book lovers. Find bookstores, cafes & literary landmarks. Share recs. Rate pit stops. Co-write stories at coffee shops across America. Coming Soon — theliteraryroads.com

Programming Skills
6-Week Coding Bootcamp
COBOL — AAS in Computer Programming
AI-Assisted Coding
Prompt Engineering

Flash Fiction

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Stories arriving soon — check back for new flash fiction

Doodles

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Original illustrations and doodles — coming soon