Alexan­der Shalom Joseph is the author of three pub­lished books and many pub­lished short works. His sto­ry col­lec­tion Amer­i­can Waste­land was pub­lished by Owl Canyon press in 2021. His novel­la, The Last of the Light, pub­lished by Ori­son Books and the poet­ry col­lec­tion Our Moth­er the Moun­tain, pub­lished by Mid­dle Creek Press are forth­com­ing in spring of 2022. He lives in a cab­in in rur­al Colorado.