Stephen Graham Jones
| For a long time, Stephen Graham Jones went to bed early. But then came that pivotal moment in his life when The Last Starfighter became available on the rental shelf at the convenience store. Already a Centipide and Galaga veteran—some would say champion—Jones of course collected Starfighter from that shelf, along with American Anthem. Together, those two VHS tapes would form the binary star around which the rest of his life would revolve, spinning out novels like rogue comets: The Fast Red Road, The Bird Is Gone, All the Beautiful Sinners. Most recently, Bleed Into Me: A Book of Stories. Collectively, these four blaze across the upturned bowl of his mother's sky, and cast crisp-edged shadows onto the ground behind her. Next year, however, a fifth will join that formation, splintering her shadow into a tall, perfect, single star: Demon Theory. A horror novel. Jones' current project involves trying to get a pair of boots out of layaway. While not quite Starfighter-issue, they're nevertheless quality. To read more about these boots, visit http://stephengrahamjones.net. |