Stephen A. Roddewig
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Author of A Bloody Business and the Dick Winchester series. Proud member of the Horror Writers Association 🐦⬛
Also a reprint mercenary. And humorist. And road warrior. And Felix Salten devotee.
And a narcissist:
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A Year Well-Written: Vocal
If you think this will be a long list of brags, fear not. I will also acknowledge misses, challenge losses, and more. Celebrating defeat may sound counterintuitive, but it both keeps this reflection grounded and pays homage to one core fact: to fall short means that you leaped. And leaping, in real life and in writing, takes courage.
By Stephen A. Roddewigabout a month ago in Writers
A Patrol in the Woods
**Republished ahead of my year's end reflection piece because this story and, even more significantly, the character it birthed are the greatest outcome of my time on Vocal in the past year. Plus, as is so often the case with my irreverent comedic characters, "A Patrol in the Woods" got washed in a short story competition, so back to Vocal it goes. Be it Martin Williams, Dick Winchester, or now Jason Nightingale, they never seem to impress the stuffed shirts and intellectuals—on or off Vocal. And these characters would have it no other way 😎**
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 months ago in Fiction
These Tired Sides. Top Story - January 2024.
Wreathed in darkness, I stand, holding back the destruction crawling within. I should be clear: this is not a metaphor. My sole purpose in this world is to hold what the creators choose. It could have been anything: oil, paint, chemicals.
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 months ago in Fiction
