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
Darlene, I found your life's journey, enhanced with a magical awareness of metaphysics, to be captivating deep. The points where…
On 3/14 Memoir Writers | Journeys in Liminal Worlds by Darlene Witte
Your story is simply brilliant. I was continually surprised and amazed at how it developed. The section breaks are so…
On 5/12 Open Genre | “Antic Legalese” by Anastasia Tyryshkina
There is such a wide gap between them both. Laura was suicidal and found that she could not even speak…
On 3/3 Open Genre | Chapter 2 Redemption by Stephen Kastner
I have emailed Ms. Islam several times asking for an update and do not even get a reply. Not sure…
On 3/3 Open Genre | Chapter 2 Redemption by Stephen Kastner
It's first-draftitis... always somewhere to improve. This reminds me of the good old days on the 3rd floor, Main Street…
On 2/24 Open Genre | Is This My Room? by Charlie Messing
Thanks Matthew, This might be called a first draft by some but I rather think of it like an archeologist…
On 2/17 Open Genre | Mind-Body Dilemma by Stephen Kastner
Twenty-two pages in, this story does not lag. It has captivated me and I want to read on. Through P-27…
On 2/3 Open Genre | The County by Joshua Loveday
After our Friday discussion which touched upon the musicality of words, I came upon this music video in German. I…
On 1/27 Open Genre | Two Poems by Robert Beckhardt
I just discovered the word egregore. Wikipedia says it is, "is an occult concept representing a non-physical entity that arises…
On 1/20 Open Genre | Gimme that Olde Time Religion by Stephen Kastner
I swear you hacked my mindfiles to scour it for the facts included in your comment. I wrote this several…
On 1/20 Open Genre | Gimme that Olde Time Religion by Stephen Kastner