Ransom Stephens, writer What emerging science and technology means to you.     Plus stuff like the scientific method and the nature of truth, meta-this, and quantum that! Science, Technology, and Society more... Short fiction & Memoir more... Tricks to improve dialog,  backstory, PoV; how to build suspense; how to give a great reading; and predictions on the future of publishing. For Writers - The Craft more... Short stories and personal essays plus a glimpse at  Fade to Pink: From Goth to Graduation  Ransom’s memoir that may never be published. © Ransom Stephens, 2012. Like a dragonfly - darting from task to task and mastering every one. Made with Xara Inside Storytime Aqus Speakeasy Literary Saloon Since February 2006, Inside Storytime has been San Francisco’s most wonderful monthly literary event. We feature current bestselling authors, renowned short story artists, poets, and, every month, a fresh new voice. Bringing renowned authors to the wine country, Ransom co- produces this quarterly event with north bay literary icon Susan Bono.     With five invited authors and two open mic spots, we pack the house and dance between the snobbish literati and enthusiastic unwashed literary masses.  more... more...