FICTION:
Incantation of Frida K. New York: Seven Stories, 2002.
Wonders of the West. New York: Ballantine, 1993.
Palm Latitudes. New York: Penguin, 1989.
Palm Latitudes. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
Lithium For Medea. New York: Penguin, 1989.
Lithium For Medea. New York: Harper & Row, 1979.

NON-FICTION:
Frantic Transmissions to and From Los Angeles. Graywolf Press, 2005.

SHORT STORIES:
Squandering the Blue: New York: Penguin/Random House, 2026.
A Good Day for Seppuku. San Francisco: City Lights Publishers,  2018.
Small Craft Warnings. Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1998.
Squandering the Blue: New York. Fawcett, 1991.
Squandering the Blue: New York: Ballantine, 1990.

in TRANSLATION:
"The Women Who Sold Communion" from McSweeney's 13, has been translated into German as "What the Lillies Know."
Turkish Translation of Incantation of Frida K, 2006.
French Translations of Lithium For Medea, 2006, Palm Latitudes 2007, Wonders of the West, 2008.
Litio Per Medea. Milan:Marco Tropea, 2004.
L'Incantesimo di Frida K. Milan: Marco Tropea, 2004.

POETRY:
Postcard From August. Los Angeles: Illuminati Press, 1990.
Hurricane Warnings. Los Angeles: Illuminati Press, 1987.
Lullaby For Sinners. New York: Pinnacle, 1981.
Lullaby For Sinners. New York: Harper & Row, 1980.
Milk Run. Los Angeles: Momentum Press, 1977.

SHORT FICTION IN ANTHOLOGIES: (Selected, 1990-2015)
Literature: The Human Experience 12th Edition:  Bedford/St. Martin's, 2015.
Los Angeles Noir 2--The Classics from Akashic Books, 2010.
San Francisco Noir. New York: Akashic Books, 2005.
Houghton Mifflin Book of Contemporary Short Stories. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories. New York: Anchor, 2004
How I Learned to Cook, the Complex Mother-Daughter. New York: Tarcher, 2004
The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story.
Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. New York: Norton, 2000.
Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: New York: Scribner's, 2000.
Voices in the Gallery, Writers on Art. Rochester: University of Rochester, 2000.
LA Shorts. Berkeley: Heyday, 1999.
Wine Country, A Literary Companion. Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1998.
Mothers and Daughters, Stories of Contemporary Motherhood. New York: North Point Press, 1996.
Best American Short Stories. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995.
Strange Attractions. The Best of Ten Years of Zyzzyva. Nevada: University of Nevada, 1995.
Picador Book of Contemporary American Stories. London: Picador, 1994.
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories. New York: Vintage, 1994.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Stories by Women. Berkeley: Crossing Press, 1994.
Did Your Mother Dance, Stories About Mothers And Daughters. New York: Avon, 1994.
The Literary Traveler Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction. New York: Viking, 1994.
Untamed Tongues, Wild Words From Wild Women. Berkeley: Conari Press, 1993.
A Pocketful of Prose, Contemporary Short Fiction. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1992.
O. Henry Prize Stories. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
Best American Short Stories. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
Greywolf, The New Family. St. Paul: Greywolf Press, 1991.
Los Angeles Stories. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1991.
Literary Outtakes. New York: Fawcett, 1990.

POETRY IN ANTHOLOGIES (Selected: 1978-1999)
Many Californias, Literature From the Golden State. Nevada: University of Nevada, 1999.
Grand Passion. The Poets of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: Red Wind Books. 1995.
The Paris Review Anthology. New York: Norton, 1990.
Poetry Loves Poetry. Los Angeles Poets. Los Angeles: Momentum Press. 1985.
Amorotica, New Erotic Poetry. Los Angeles: Deep River Press, 1981.
Alcatraz, an Assemblage. Santa Cruz: Alcatraz, 1978.
Cameos, 12 New Small Press Poets. New York: Crossing Press, 1978.
The Streets Inside: Ten Los Angeles Poets. Los Angeles: Momentum Press, 1978.

SHORT FICTION, JOURNALS, AND MAGAZINES (Selected: 1974-2010)
Autumn Alchemy, Triquarterly 133, 2010.
Science of Navigation,  Arroyo Review #2, 2010.
Marriage (an essay), Van Gogh's Ear, 2009.
Vanishing Acts, Mississippi Review Prize, 2004.
Mrs. Jordan' s Summer Vacation, Carve, 2004.
The Women Who Sold Communion, McSweeny's, 2004.
Exclusive Interview: MM, Zyzzvya, 2004.
Hour of the Fathers, American Voice, 1997.
Small Craft Warnings, American Short Fiction, 1995.
Over the Hill, Crosscurrents, 1994.
Histories of the Undead, Paris Review, 1994.
Pagan Night, Zyzzyva, 1994.
Something About the Nature of Midnight, Kenyon Review, 1993.
Guerilla Noon, Southwest Review, 1993.
The Woman After Rain, American Voice, 1992.
A Conjunction of Dragon Ladies, Antaeus, 1992.
Our Lady of the 43 Sorrows, Buzz, 1992.
The Woman Who Could Conjure, Quarterly West, 1992.
Tall Tales From the Mekong Delta, Story, 1990.
They Take a Photograph of You When You First Get Here, Boulevard, 1988.
Squandering the Blue, Lear's, 1988.
Falling In October, Los Angeles Times Magazine, 1988.