Steven J. McDermott's Stories
Winter of Different Directions
Steven J. McDermott's short story collection Winter of Different Directions is now available for purchase. You can also hear him read the stories in the collection on the Winter of Different Directions Podcast. The podcasts are free.
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Want to try before you buy? The following stories from the collection are available online:
- "Swept Aside," in The Angler
- "Single Malts of the Olympic Peninsula," in Word Riot
- "Tough Act," in SmokeLong Quarterly
- "Fresh Sludge," in Thieves Jargon
- "Crane Man," in Scarecrow
- "Tools," in The Angler
- "Blue Jeans and Black Leather" originally appeared in Red Wheelbarrow
Also be sure to check out Richard Skrip's short film based on "Blue Jeans and Black Leather."
Some recent flash fiction publications:
- "A Whiff of Grapeshot," in elimae
- "The Renter," in Mud Luscious
- "FNG," in Mud Luscious
Other published stories include:
- "Enter Wheelchair Man" in Timbercreek Review
- "Oxygen" in Passages North
- "Seven Blocks North, Two Miles East"in Carve
- "Nothingness" in Aethlon: The Journal of Sports Literature
- "My Summer Vacation" in Carve
- "Proper Emotions" in Cenotaph
- "Discipline"in The Rockford Review
- "Go" in Westview
- "Taps" in Cenotaph
- "Duplicity"in Cenotaph
Plus some earlier stories and a bunch of poetry whose titles and venues shall remain unmentioned . . .