As Joan Approaches Infinity by Kika Dorsey is a dark comedy about a middle-aged woman and pivotal moments that spiral from her ecstasy and despair. You can join this raucous ride through the mind of a flawed but lovable character. Order on Amazon or Gesture Press.

Occupied: Vienna is a Broken Man and Daughter of Hunger, was the winner of the Colorado Authors’ League Award in 2021, written as a warning as much as a way to find closure and create words out of my mother’s ashes. It is bringing to life a past that is all too present for many people on our planet, and it is embracing the children and mothers who are just trying to take care of a delicate and fragile future, to watch their children grow.