Samuel Stephen Chronicles
Historical fiction, counterfactual history, and long-form essays.
I write about history as it nearly was, power as it actually works, and stories that refuse to stay buried. This is the permanent home for those projects.
Current Projects
Defiance of Silence
Examining loyalty, fear, and moral collapse at the edge of war.
A River Unrelenting
A descent narrative set during the first European expedition into the Amazon—reconstruction and psychological dread.
The Orbits of Stars
Early Hollywood: power, myth-making, and the cost of manufactured legacy.
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Most work is published serially. New writing appears first on Substack, with selected pieces archived here.