Helvetica Stone writes in many forms and genres informed by history, science, spirituality, and compassion.
Her stories are full of action and detail, but there’s lots of humor and emotion to pull you through to a satisfying yet surprising climax. Imagine curling up with a cast of compelling characters, richly painted exotic settings, and complex but ultimately uplifting themes. Focusing on communication and interaction, she observes daily life to elicit both truth and beauty.
Told from body, soul, and mind, this writing is aimed to engage and please.
What Readers Say:
Ooh, I love this piece–puckish and smart. The image of a newborn cyborg quaffing Averna trying to “pass” as human…yep, that’s going to stick with me. Fantastic stuff!
Captivating and riveting, and really, REALLY well written!
Very well done! I felt both the ghost child’s insistence and the mother’s feeling of being torn in two places. The twist in the end was well executed.
Her fiction and non-fiction has been published on Salon.com, Open Salon, Our Salon, and Medium, and she holds a BFA, MFA, and PHD. She started her career acting Shakespeare, moved on to writing plays and screenplays with strong female protagonists, and has written poems and short stories all along the way.
A selection of short stories, poems and creative non-fiction are collected here on this site, and she has several novels someday to be published if luck, goodwill, and blessed stars align.
She lives with her husband and son in a home surrounded by oaks and excellent sunset views.