About the Author
Katie Rizzo
Katie Rizzo is a fiction writer whose short stories have appeared in literary journals including Prosetrics, The Literary Magazine (January 2026), as well as in anthologies such as the HG Wells Short Story Competition (2023). She earned juried placements at the Aspen Words Conference in 2023 and 2025.
Trained in biology and psychology, Rizzo holds two master’s degrees—one from Yale University and another from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She taught at her local public high school for over fifteen years and lives in Arizona with her husband and their two dogs.
The Trimesters of Grief
In the wake of her son’s death from opioid addiction, a mother discovers that grief mirrors the trimesters of pregnancy, and delivery. This book is part memoir and part prescriptive survival guide to loss.
Available for pre-order June 16
Praise
“Katie has a wonderful story… if i were to put a title it I think I would have to declare, "The pen is mightier than victimhood” - Richard Tierney from the podcast Trauma Recovery Anonymous
“Your words, resilience and truth are powerful. Nicholas's life experiences will mirror so many others in the world. Many feel so isolated and alone, like no-one in the world understands.Your book will make them feel seen in a deeply powerful and human way. Thank you for sharing your son Nicholas, your family and your grief. I see you.” Sadie Rowbottom, The Grief Coach, The Grief Lounge Podcast
“Your work transforms personal experience into a universal meditation on inwardness, tenderness, and gentle renewal.”
Prosetrics, The Literary Magazine
“The way you capture grief, love, and the quiet, luminous moments of winter embodies the essence of Aurora, the pause between endings and beginnings, where reflection meets hope.”
Prosetrics, The Literary Magazine