Trials of AscentionMy first collaboration in a science fiction anthology, self published on KDP. I contributed three chapters of a continuous arc.
2021
Pinned
Steve R
I've been a writer since 2019 and have had the privilege of being published several times. I gravitate towards sci-fi, horror, folklore, and dark fantasy storytelling, with the majority of my work taking place in Norse mythology & space.
United States
Books
Selected work (6 publications)
The Angel That KillsA short story is about a man waking up between two worlds and trying to make sense of everything. It's also a tribute to the late and great Alexi Laiho from the heavy metal band Children of Bodom.
"A bonechiller of a story."
~3min read
dream
Short Story
Fiction
death
horror
heavy metal
The BogMy first published work of fiction in one of my favorite SciFi & Fantasy magazines, Heavy Metal Magazine. This story involves a boy and a bog (with a dark secret).
~5min read
horror
folk horror
norse mythology
vikings
The Old Woman & Crack the IceThe Old Woman - The story of Pesta, the black plague incarnate.
~5min read
Crack the Ice - A 100 word micro fiction challenge involving a man, a pack of wolves, and a frozen lake.
~1min read
horror
folk horror
norse mythology
Winter ThriceAn alternate take on Ragnarök & the destruction of the Norse Gods.
~5min read
"Being held in highest regard is not always a good thing. Cool Nordic fantasy tale Winter Thrice by Steven Rossa now up on DarkWinter Lit! "
folk horror
norse mythology
dark fantasy
vikings
SleeplessA poem about my daughter and our sleepless nights together. Published in my alma maters Arts & Literary magazine, GWU's Capitol letters.
~1min read
A Night Along the RiverMy first ever publication about my time deployed as a Marine in Southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010-2011.
~5min read
military
Marines
Afghanistan
Life experience