Stephen A. Roddewig
Bio
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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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 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
The Rising Sun. Runner-Up in the Improbable Paradise Challenge.
Beneath, soft white sand. Behind, birds and monkeys chattered, already awake in the pale gray of false dawn. In front, waves broke upon the coral reefs. To the left, a bottle of Kill Devil Hills rum rested against his thigh, its cork long lost and its contents mostly absent. To the right, a cigarette burned lazily between his fingers.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 years ago in Fiction
