“Alex” will appear in the autumn 2025 issue of the North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR) and be nominated for an O. Henry award. The Betts Prize is a joint venture of the North Carolina Writers’ Network and the NCRL, and I thank them both.
This is one in a cycle of stories that unpacks the lives of recurring characters in a coastal New England village. The cycle also includes “He Talks to Himself,” published in the December 2024 (vol. 6) issue of Portrait of New England.
The Works of SD Williams 