Welcome to my website. My name is Jacqueline "Jacqui" Smith, and I'm an Urban/Historical fictional writer born and raised on the gritty streets of Oakland, California.  The city was once tagged the "City of Dope" and dying before the age of sixteen was all too common.  My childhood exposures, to the constant daily battle to live, influenced my urban writing style, which many describe as edgy and fresh.  I enjoy writing short stories, and my debut novel "Tennis Shoe Pimp" is due to release in the Fall of 2005.