Steven J. McDermott —
editor, litblogger, author, and now. . . podcaster
Steven J. McDermott—editor and publisher of the literary journal STORYGLOSSIA and its accompanying litblog—has had his stories published in numerous online and print journals, now you can hear him read the stories from his short story collection Winter of Different Directions on his podcast.
Winter of Different Directions
A collection of 20 short stories by Steven J. McDermott
Want to read some of the stories before you buy? Links to six of the stories published in online journals are available on the stories page
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Podcasts
Audio versions (mp3 format) of Steven reading the stories in the collection are available for free download on the Winter of Different Directions podcast or from Podiobooks.com where you can listen to them serially on your own schedule.
Stories
In addition to the short story collection, a number of his short stories have been published in online and print journals such as Aethlon: The Journal of Sports Literature, Carve, Passages North, Red Wheelbarrow, The Rockford Review, Timbercreek Review, Westview, and most recently in The Angler, Scarecrow, Thieves Jargon, SmokeLong Quarterly, Word Riot, and elimae. His story "Oxygen" received Honorable Mention in the Passages North 2002 Wassmode Ficton Contest. His stories have been Pushcart nominees and "Blue Jeans and Black Leather" was also produced as a short film and shown at several film festivals.
STORYGLOSSIA
The STORYGLOSSIA literary journal has published 26 issues since its inception in 2003. All of the back issues are online so check out the archives. Issue 26 is the current issue.
Litblogger
Steven J. McDermott's Storyglossia litblog was among the first litblogs when it started in early 2002—and the only blog focusing on the craft of writing short stories. Although the blog frequently discusses newly published stories from online journals, it is not current event focused, so the articles in the archives are timeless and full of insights into what makes great short stories great. So click on any of the archive pages in the blog's right hand column, or you can go to the complete list of stories he's discussed.
Bio
Born and raised in Seattle, Steven has bounced around western Washington most of his life with stints in California and Scotland adding seasoning. He currently lives on the easternmost of the San Juan Islands with his wife Therese. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles, and his BA in English and Philosophy (with a minor in Anthropology) from Western Washington University. He also has degrees in Landscape Design and Turf Management as well as a certificate in Golf Course Greenskeeping (earned in Scotland) from the City and Guilds of London (whose roots can be traced back to the mid-13th century). He knows how to operate a backhoe and drive a dump truck and his many previous jobs include . . . (more)