Earth Journals 2 - A New Home

Steve here. I may or may not be from Earth. My earth mother believed that her baby was swapped in the hospital.

It would explain a lot.

I was born/landed in Mississippi but spent my formative years in Perth, Australia. I've been traveling ever since, having recently finished ten years in London. Some places just look better from a rear-view mirror. I'm from one of those.

My life is powered by curiosity mostly, along with an aversion to rules and a healthy disrespect for authority. Even as a kid I was attracted to the open window of the old abandoned beach house not far from where we lived. My earth mother calls me an 'over-educated delinquent'. While I disagree others do not. You can never have enough education.

I write crime thrillers from the criminal perspective because it's great fun to think like a criminal. Hardhearted, calculating, and mean. Who lives? Who dies? Who's to blame? Writing while smiling happens a lot with these stories. The bad ass who breaks down in tears with a gun pressed against his forehead. Such lovely ideas bring a smile to my face.

I also write Satirical Science Fiction because deep down I'm a smart ass. Many things don't make sense yet we do them anyway. Making fun of sacred cows is fun to do and acceptable if it's based in another galaxy. So I write about the chaotic mess that is the universe and the poor slubs who try to keep it running without another extinction event. I love considering 'what if', asking fundamental questions and examining alternatives to those we're taught/brainwashed to believe.

We must consider the possibility that the universe is broken. No, not at a molecular, spatial, or temporal level. But at a much more basic level, there is a crack in the logic of it. Doesn't that bring a smile? Are we just a simulation?

Finally I write Dystopian/Utopian fiction. It's my belief that we have been in a dystopia for many years now and it has become more apparent recently.

I've had many jobs in my life. Everything from making pizzas to being a longshoreman, to implementing overpriced IT projects for major corporations. Writing is the only job that doesn't suck. Well the marketing part sucks but the creative part is splendid and the reason I do it.

I live in Florida with Barbara and three cats: Lizzy, Casey, and Beebles. But I’m always planning our next move.

You can join the reader's group and get weekly drafts chapters of the novel in progress.

Just go to stevemauthor.com

Hey I’ll make you a deal. I’m always looking for character names. So I like to do: YOU NAME THE A**HOLE. Send the name of someone you know and I’ll use it. No, you can’t recommend yourself. Send the name to [email protected] and I will immortalize your ex, your boss, your sibling, your neighbor, your earth mother…hahaha.

I’d better get back to the writing now.