Alex Herz is a writer and political thinker trying to stay sane while the world loses its mind.

Alex Herz comes to the page with spunk reserved only for pretentious 20-year-olds. He deals with grief; he deals with love; he deals with parents; he deals with punctuation—not so gracefully. He does it all with humor.

Herz moved from Brooklyn, NY, to Peoria, IL, and can now be found at Stony Brook University, studying political science and dabbling in recreational substances. His “fake major,” as his STEM friends like to jest, gives him ample time to ramble, write, and refine.

A frequent irritant in the submission pile and an aspiring veteran author, Herz leaves you with a single message: Just read the thing, dammit!

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