in the way.

A book of poetry that follows a woman struggling through life's persistent trials. The world around her is changing and the small town she once loved is falling out of love with her. As a stand-up comedian, the threat of a pandemic and the changing political atmosphere force her to ask "who's really laughing?" and if the joke is even funny at all. Falling in love, out of love, and side-stepping the strangeness of 2020 "in the way" takes the reader on an adventure unlike the poetry before it.