Steven J. McDermott's Stories
Some recent publications (updated 8/17/09):
- "A Boy and His Dog" in Dogzplot
- "Sliver" in PANK
- "Big Dumb Animal" in Kill Author
- "When A Furnace Is All That Remains" in Necessary Fiction
- "Insane Barker" in decomP Magazine
- "Apology" in Night Train Magazine
- "Dog Park" in Keyhole Magazine
- "Sisyphus, the Snowball, and Hell" in Dogzplot
- "A Whiff of Grapeshot" in elimae
- "Happy" in Dogzplot
- "Dock Rules" in Lit Up Magazine
- "Eating Crow" in Dogzplot
- "FNG" in Mud Luscious
- "The Renter" in Mud Luscious
Winter of Different Directions
Steven J. McDermott's short story collection Winter of Different Directions.
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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."
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
- "Sanitation"in Tuesday Shorts
Plus some earlier stories and a bunch of poetry whose titles and venues shall remain unmentioned . . .