We're joined by the immensely talented J.B. Stevens, and talk about balancing humor in dark fiction, getting through the slush pile, edits worth listening to, and certain types of infinity loops. We also talk about his new release A Therapeutic Death: Violent Short Stories.

In addition to fiction, J.B. is a poet. His verse focuses on returning from war and pop culture. His war poetry was a finalist for the Colonel Darron L. Wright Award. His comedy poetry was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His war poetry led him to be LitReactor’s featured National Poetry Month writer. The Best of America Cannot Be Seen, his pop-comedy collection, was a summer 2021 release with Alien Buddha Press.

As a reviewer and interviewer, he works for St. Martin’s/Criminal Element. His critiques are widely cited, and he is a “must contact” for numerous literary publicists.

Before his writing career, J.B. was a United States Army Infantry Officer. He was honorably discharged as a Captain. He is a veteran of the Iraq war and earned numerous awards, including a Bronze Star.

Prior to the war, he was an undefeated Mixed Martial Arts Fighter. He earned a black belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu and was the longtime manager of Alliance, the world champion Jiujitsu team.

J.B. graduated with a bachelor's degree in Psychology from The Citadel and a master's degree in Management from Troy State University. He is currently a Chief Deputy United States Marshal.

Intro/Outro music: www.bensound.com

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