Now based in Sheffield, Stephen was born and grew up in East London in the 1980s, raised in a single-parent household in the absence of his father, who spent most of Stephen’s childhood in and out of prison. Substance abuse, academic struggles, dyslexia, heartbreak, and exposure to the darker sides of London living on a working-class estate, have defined Stephen’s imaginings, inspiring his writing, and distilling his approach to the horror and thriller genres. Stephen’s work has recently been featured on Globe Soup and the Flash Fiction Friday websites.