Stephen A. Roddewig

Joined June 2021

150 stories

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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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Rebirth. Honorable Mention in Through the Keyhole Challenge. Content Warning.
Yuri couldn’t quite be sure what had brought him here. Then again, why should he need a reason to walk down this hallway?
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 months ago in Fiction
Dick Winchester in... The Box with No Name. Top Story - October 2025.
(Re-released because "an unexpected sound... at the door" is the most fitting prompt I could ever have seen for this one—besides the original challenge that prompted it, of course.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 months ago in Fiction
If Only You Were Real. Runner-Up in Letters to the Moon Challenge.
From the days long before when man first took in your contours, white face pocked and gnarled unlike your blinding, homogenous counterpart,
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 months ago in Poets
Casemate 7C
It had been years since anyone walked this hallway. As Alexsei approached the metal door, he wondered had been the last to stand here in the before times.
By Stephen A. Roddewig5 months ago in Fiction
Hunt. Winner in Poetry of the Hunt Challenge. Top Story - September 2025.
Across a salt-stained strip of sand, a wolf noses his way through the driftwood. What he seeks, he knows not, but his jowls water for a prey
By Stephen A. Roddewig5 months ago in Poets
The Pied Sniper
Those fools in the town below thought I would help them and they could simply stiff me on the bill. Oh, I’ll show them. I’ll show them, indeed.
By Stephen A. Roddewig6 months ago in Fiction
My First Day – Part 3 (The Finale)
Unlike other multi-parters I’ve done on the platform, this one is not meant to be self-contained, so I highly recommend you start at the beginning if you’re new to Jason Nightingale.
By Stephen A. Roddewig6 months ago in Humor
A Quick Victory Lap: “SEALAB IV” on The NoSleep Podcast
TLDR: I wrote an entry for a Vocal challenge that flopped. But I knew it was good, so rather than let that initial failure condemn the story to eternity, I said “fuck that” and start publishing it as a reprint. Then one of the largest horror podcasts in the world said, “We’ll take it.”
By Stephen A. Roddewig7 months ago in Writers
My First Day – Part 2. Top Story - July 2025.
Unlike other multi-parters I’ve done on the platform, this one is not meant to be self-contained, so I highly recommend you start at the beginning if you’re new to Jason Nightingale.
By Stephen A. Roddewig7 months ago in Humor
My First Day – Part 1
Listen to the audio version on Spotify: (Available on all major platforms—full list) *** It’s my first time filling one of these assignment reports out, so go easy on me.
By Stephen A. Roddewig7 months ago in Humor
The Stars Aren't Alright: The Peak of the Elusive Horror-Comedy Genre in Audio Form. Top Story - June 2025.
One day, I recall seeing in the Anthologies Seeking Submissions group on Facebook a quite striking open submission opportunity. The magazine was asking for horror-comedy.
By Stephen A. Roddewig8 months ago in Beat
When Lightning Struck Twice: Eastern Air Lines Flight 301 and 304. Top Story - June 2025.
Two Wild Rides (Disclaimer: All dialog in the following is embellishment of the author. In the early Jet Age, cockpit voice recorders were not yet required on commercial aircraft. I have done my best to provide accurate portrayals based on standard procedures.)
By Stephen A. Roddewig8 months ago in History