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About Steven Thomas Howell

Steven Thomas Howell is a 48-year-old retired U.S. Army officer living in in Valrico, Florida, with his wife, two sons, and one hyperactive dog. He's a fiction writer, a runner, a road-biker, and an out-of-practice musician.

Steve plans to graduate from the University of Tampa with an MFA in Creative Writing in the summer of 2015. Check out his blog at steventhomashowell.com, or find him on Twitter as @steventhowell.

The Consequences of Violence

Steven Thomas Howell

Afghanistan Sky / U.S. Army

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. —Oscar Wilde I’ve found it true in personal experience that being a target of … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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