Stephen A. Roddewig

Joined June 2021

148 stories

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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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Dick Winchester in... The Enlistment. Content Warning.
Hello! If you're new to the Dick Winchester series, I highly recommend starting with Chapter 1 of Book 1: The Box with No Name
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in Fiction
The Acceptance, the Rejection, and the “F You”: I Go Back and Catalog Years of Short Story Submission Responses
For reasons unknown, I’ve decided to continue alienating my readers by delivering something that is neither fiction nor poetry but, at the end of the day, is me riling myself up.
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in Writers
What Am I Doing?. Top Story - July 2023.
It’s a question I find myself asking more and more these days. But not so much in terms of my career, my relationships, or my future. No, this query is directed at something far more important: my writing career.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Writers
Dick Winchester in... Dick Winchester Episode 1: “Gratuity Not Included”
Book 1, Chapter 4 INTRO / A LONE SAXOPHONE MOANS A MOURNFUL NOTE NARRATOR A city street caught somewhere between the rock and a place too hard for even the hardest man. Yet, one hard man walks this dead-end street, his shoulders hunched forward beneath his leather jacket. In this town full of losers, a city of shut down strangers and hot rod angels, some want him dead. Even less want him alive. Those few that remain know that it will take more than death to see the last of... Dick Winchester.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Humor
Dick Winchester in... The Hat Trick
Book 1, Chapter 5 “I don’t know, Dick. I’ve heard stories about this.” “The challenge is half the fun.” “Maybe...” “Katie, look at me.”
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Fiction
The Rocks. Second Place in Painted Prose Challenge. Top Story - June 2023. Content Warning.
Listen to the recorded story on Spotify: (Available on all major platforms—full list here) *** The sea screamed and shrieked, threatening to slice through the rigging as the gale reached fever pitch. Beneath Captain Wouyt's feet, the ship wailed its protest as wind and waves battered it from all sides. Like a wounded animal, it limped along, offering a few last gasps of defiance before its fate caught up.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Art
The Lindbergh Job
Martin had done a lot of jobs in his time. None gave him pause after two decades. Still, as he moved with measured steps to the white crib, he felt a prickle at the back of his neck.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Fiction
Dick Winchester in... The Last Word
Book 1, Chapter 2 I watched the ceiling fan, forever trapped in its path. No matter where the blade tried to go, it always ended up right back where it started.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Fiction
Down on Main Street
It took Martin a moment to regain his senses. “I reckon that table over there would work for us,” Tessa said to the bartender, pointing past the pool tables and haze of tobacco smoke.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Fiction
A Helping Hand
It’s an issue that sets comment sections afire. “Why should I give money to them when they’re going to use it for [nefarious purpose]??”
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Humans
The Airlift
The drab gray cabin vibrated and thrummed, jarring Martin from his murky sleep. “Hang on back there,” the pilot, Adam, called from the cockpit in a Midwestern accent so thick Martin could imagine a hay stalk bobbing between his lips. “They’re getting a bit feisty on us.”
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Fiction
In Him, We Know Freedom. Runner-Up in Broken Mirror Challenge.
Now available in print in It's All in my Mind, a collection of stories about psychological horror, and published in Issue 5 of the online magazine 7th-Circle Pyrite. This story is also featured on MetaStellar's website.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Horror