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 Lizard
Author's Note: I've always wanted to write an adventure odyssey akin to Homer's epic The Odyssey. On one of my family's many visits to my grandparents in Florida, I took special notice of the tiny lizards who would sun themselves on the sidewalk and scamper out of the way as I approached. Thus the idea and the protagonist of "The Lizard" were decided.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 years ago in Poets
Lurking Shadows
Author's Note: A huge influence on my early writing was Felix Salten's Bambi, a Life in the Woods (which inspired the later Disney movie). I loved the vivid natural scenes Salten painted and the greater themes of life, death, and love drawn between the characters. Not to mention the markedly darker plot of the book versus the movie adaptation. "Lurking Shadows" is just one of many attempts to capture a piece of that inspiration in my own writing. But unlike most of my attempts, I actually finished this poem.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 years ago in Poets
Memoria
Listen to the recorded story on Spotify: (Available on all major platforms—full list here) **Update: It has been long enough since I first posted this that Book 3 is now released! Go check out Heroes and see if Marissa did indeed take any cues from this alternate ending.**
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 years ago in Fiction
Before the Dawn
Cold. Dark. Miserable. These words echoed through Corporal Stanley Halliday’s head as the patrol advanced through the pre-dawn gray. Frost already crawled along the barrel of his musket, and he felt the growing sensation of ice against his thigh where his knife hung.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 years ago in Fiction
Outside Mission Parameters
Listen to the recorded story on Spotify: (Available on all major platforms—full list here) ~~~ Sixty seconds after launch, and everything was running smoothly. Michael ran through the checklist for the twelfth time, eyes flicking across the flight control dashboard. Fuel holding steady. Engine temperatures normal. Approaching 60,000 feet.
By Stephen A. Roddewig5 years ago in Fiction
