Author: Alex

Alex Circe grew up on the Georgia coast. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, The Rumpus, Garden & Gun, Chautauqua, The North Carolina Literary Review, and many others. He settled in Wilmington, NC, after long stints in Buenos Aires, Los Angles, and the mountains of North Carolina. He is the editor-in-chief of Bulletnews.net, and he likes old motorcycles, thunderstorms, and dogs with beards.

The worry and stress of the previous year had left their mark on her figure, which had become unrecognizable despite the fact that she had lost…