An 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! "

Winter Thrice

The 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

The Old Woman & Crack the Ice

My 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

The Bog

A 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

The Angel That Kills

My first collaboration in a science fiction anthology, self published on KDP. I contributed three chapters of a continuous arc.


Trials of Ascention

A poem about my daughter and our sleepless nights together. Published in my alma maters Arts & Literary magazine, GWU's Capitol letters.
~1min read

Sleepless

Northern Stories is a horror collection of old Nordic folktales that's been serialized on my Substack, soon to be self-published as an anthology book.

Northern Stories to Tell in the Dark

My first self published book compiling essays on Sun Tzu & Carl von Clausewitz theories on war. Focuses on COIN & hybrid warfare.

Stratēgía: Traditional Theories in Modern Conflict

My first ever publication about my time deployed as a Marine in Southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010-2011. 
~5min read

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