The poetry, short stories, essays, photography, and paintings of Alex Grandon are approachable, thought-provoking, and reflective of an American man exploring the meaning of the new millennium. His literary expression is built on the foundation of American writers and artists from the nineteenth and twentieth century. A list of his favorite authors includes William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Virginia Woolf, and his favorite poets are E.E. Cummings and Shel Silverstein. The fearless bold French impressionist painters such as Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, and Cezanne inspire his painting style. Alex works for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and lives in the City of Alexandria.