He graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in English Literature. While teaching high school, he obtained an M.Ed from Montana State University and then attended law school at the University of South Dakota. Alex’s interest in the arts is wide-ranging. He has edited and contributed to poetry anthologies published by Scurfpea Press and has been published in webzines such as the Awl and the Classical. He is a South Dakota native and currently lives in Sioux Falls with his wife and daughter.