Stephen Kastner
Stephen Kastner writes essays, science fiction, memoir, poetry, and is currently working on a screenplay and novel about his Quaker ancestor Thomas Maule, who was arrested for defending the wise women accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692. He leads the Green Mountain Writers Group in Vermont and creates digital media professionally as DesignWise Studios.
Follow his Antediluvian Attitudes on Substack: https://stephenkastner.substack.com
Small Kindnesses I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walkdown a crowded aisle, people pull in their legsto let…
On Tuesday 10/19 Poetry & Performance
This is such a strong statement on the dismal state of life in isolation, remembering the initial fear, washing cans,…
On Friday 10/8 Open Genre: “Plague Journal Week Four” by Charlie Messing
It’s All One Case, an oral biographical study (with illustrations) of the mystery writer Ross MacDonald by Paul Nelson... https://www.amazon.com/Its-All-One-Case-Illustrated/dp/1606998889…
On Friday 10/8 Open Genre: “Plague Journal Week Four” by Charlie Messing
A child has a primal encounter with death, a tiny bird brings forth a firsthand vivid experience. Is this the…
On Friday 10/1 Open Genre: “The Innocence of Unfortunate Flies” by Robert Beckhardt
I set out to read a list of books on story development staring with The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps…
On Friday 10/1 Open Genre: “Coming Home” and “600 Kilometers to Alice Springs” by Alex Moore
What a character wants is a goal. Often arriving with the inciting incident, it may seem relatively attainable. What they…
On Character Profiles
Write a scene in which your main character has a moment alone. Maybe you show us their morning ritual, or…
On Character Profiles
Her Main Character Profile Template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gfsqhm0TFao4oPp_TAH5cBTnmmSRu72jFnrKz6LP39U/edit?usp=sharing
On Character Profiles
Can you write a capsule description of each one? CHARACTER PROFILEs: Samantha Marie Fritz (Sam) Anne Marie Fritz née Wesley—Sam’s…
On Character Profiles
This is such a delicious morsel. I want to know what happens next. I think there might be an opportunity…
On Friday 9/24 Open Genre: “Five Miles From Town” by Ev Larsen