About Me — Alexandra Duncan

Millennial writer of poetry & memoirs, mother & wife in Charleston, SC

Photo of the author and her child.

I’m Alexandra Duncan.

My introductions have never been real; they have always been tailored to my audience. I create a “made-to-order” version of myself in new work environments, social situations, and educational settings. I’m exactly what you’ve always wanted.

“Tell me about yourself”

Do you mean my hobbies, my profession, and my hometown, or do you mean something different? Who am I really? There are too many things to make sense of in my head to make this a simple task. I think of how other people have described me in my life, both my enemies and those close to me.

They say I am strong, I am sensitive, I am a good mother, a good friend, a good listener, they say I am good. They say things that I used to care about. But now I don’t, I’m too busy.

They used to say I was beautiful, intelligent, rebellious. They also said I was crazy. I was wild and young.

To me though, I see myself a little differently.

I am the daughter of a genius, at least to me he is.

I was a child with tremendous potential. A child with a good life.