Author • Educator • Nomad
A multi-talented creative individual, Stephen has worked in traditional media (TV, radio, newsprint) as well as in new media development. His novels and stories tend to invoke the sense of wonder found in the Golden Age of speculative fiction, while bringing a modern cultural sensibility. A list of all published works can be found here .
Recent Blog Posts
10/20/2025
I’m building a list of films and TV shows that we can watch this holiday season. I’ll start with the obscure and end with the obvious.
10/16/2025
The stories that I’m most proud of are the ones that have been written for a specific reason beyond “hey, here’s an idea.” As part of my writer’s journey, I’ve been gathering my thoughts on what inspired those stories.
09/20/2025
I thought it might be time to start sharing a bit of this universe, where it’s going and who’s taking you there. And I thought it’d be fun to start with character names.
09/19/2025
Writers are a worrisome bunch. We can come up with many great story ideas and just as many weird things to worry about (beyond even imposter syndrome).
09/16/2025
Getting back to 100-word drabbles, here are three of mine that all were published a decade ago. Sadly, the venue that published them, SpeckLit, ceased functioning sometime in 2018. I’m forever grateful to Alex Fayle and his crew for being my first paid market.
08/31/2025
Writers and authors tend to read a lot, I've been slowing down lately. But here are some of the books that I've read or re-read recently and would recommend.
08/27/2025
This is the first half of a scene in a story I'm developing. I know, that description sounds vague as all get-out. Sorry, I like it that way.
08/21/2025
As part of a writing course I was recently taking, we were asked to develop some character profiles. this is the profile I developed for one of the antagonist.
08/18/2025
As part of a writing course I was recently taking, we were asked to develop some character profiles.
08/16/2025
One of the interesting weeks we had in my writing course was where we had to deconstruct then rebuild a famous story, in this case, Frankenstein. I decided early on that my version would have Elizabeth Lavenza (Victor von Frankenstein's fiancé) as the hero, and that the story would involve nanotechnology.
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