Steve Sloane is an author living with his wife, Melanie, in the scenic Hudson River Valley of New York. His 'frictionalized mem-wars' and plays cover a range of topics, including social justice, ecology, music, food, and integrative health.
Bio
Steve has written hundreds of stories, mem-wars, plays, poems, and essays, many of which have been rejected by The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and other prestigious publications. His writing has appeared in HuffPost, as an art blog, and an Op-Ed on social justice in the Northern Westchester Examiner, about a racist judge who later that year was censured. Several of his stories were published in the Gold Coast Gazette and his food stories and recipes have been published by The Cook’s Cook. His most popular story, "Medical Heretic", appears online in Nutmeg≈Aspirin.
In 2017, he produced his own one-act play, "Draft Resister," in Manhattan Repertoire Theatre. It was considered for best political play of 2018 by Newman-Castillo Theatre. (On the subject of politics, the New York Times ran a profile of him as “the Remaining Nader Faithful.”) In 2018 he published his first book, Posterboy For Planned Parenthood & Other Stories, and in 2019, he published his second, The Wrong Stuff. Steve’s third book, I Told You So, was published in 2021. His writing is also featured in the 2019 Glen Cove Writers Group anthology, Tales From The Mosquito Coast. In October 2021, The Kingston Wire started publishing his weekly column, Rolling Sloane.
"Listen to Me" is a sampler with 15 short stories, gathered from Steve's first three books. You can listen to them now on soundcloud.
Posterboy for Planned Parenthood and Other Stories
Steve’s first book, Posterboy for Planned Parenthood and Other Stories, is a collection of twenty-five short stories about political action, health and wellness alternatives, coming of age, the essence of violence and pacifism, all infused with social satire.
The Wrong Stuff
Steve’s second book, The Wrong Stuff, is a political coming of age story that chronicles his struggles to avoid military conscription, end the war in Vietnam, and legalize marijuana.
I Told You So
Read this new collection of previously unpublished stories from where memories and imagination play inside Steve Sloane’s well-lit brain. Meet an innocent teenage Michel Jackson in Las Vegas and dig James Brown, peaking at the Apollo. Consort with dirty cops and their crooked attorney, drinking beer, poolside. Visit The Five Spot Cafe in Greenwich Village to hear the virtuoso Charles Mingus play and tell you about how the white music industry rips off black artists. Get the scoop about toxic sweeteners from the doctor who discovered them, and the cancer epidemic that they fueled, not to mention other medical-industrial malpractices. These short stories are rich, like condensed novels. There is tragedy here and humor. You can laugh and cry. Nobody’s watching.
Tales From The Mosquito Coast:
An Anthology from the fabulous Glen Cove Writer’s Group
(100% of royalties from sales go to Glen Cove Public Library.)
“The anthology offers such a broad array of rich and compelling writings! There is truly something for everyone here! Whether it be meditative memoir, historical-legalistic non-fiction, wartime slice-of-life, eclectic poetry, urban anthropology, caustic wit and satire, or rich and colorful personal prose - the collection of writers/writings really delivers a satisfying and stimulating punch! Rarely does one find such a broad variety of entertaining and touching writings in a single collection. You will feel compelled to return to them, as a whole, savoring them over and over...”
-John f. decarlo, Poet laureate of the li Philosophical society
Praise for Steve’s Writing:
“Insightful, poignant and entertaining.”
— SHAYNA STILLMAN
“The Wrong Stuff by Steve Sloane is a rip-roaring psychedelic adventure extending the gonzo tradition of Terry Southern, Hunter Thompson, and Tom Wolff. I laughed so hard that the other inmates all thought I was crazy.”
-Randall P. McMurphy
“With vivid character detail and unexpected plot turns, Steve Sloane paints an illuminating self-portrait by artfully presenting his Great Neck childhood and beyond in memorable stories. From the kitchen of the Peter Pan Restaurant to a Sweet Sixteen Party through to adulthood, the stories are true, honest, and rich in human detail. Steve remembers the big things and so many little things that matter just as much.”
-Tom benedek, USC professor & SCREENWRITER (COCOON)
“I am his biggest fan! His good nature, kind spirit and deep wit made these short and oh so sweet adventures engrossing, loving and deeply moving!! He has a unique voice in his writing, that is a blessed gift to him – and the storytelling is a blessed gift to us.”
-Lynzee Klingman, FILM EDITOR (Hearts & Minds, One Flew Over the CUCKOO’S NEST, a river runs through it)
“If his writing were a flavor, I’d be licking my chops!”
-ellen sara firman
“Steve’s beautifully written, astonishingly detailed stories are a joy to read. They can also be simultaneously terrifying and hilarious…”
-michael sigman, Founder/PUBLISHER of Record World, Editor in chief of LA Weekly
“Steve Sloane writes about real life, occasionally gritty with a discerning eye for telling details.”
-jason david wallach
“I read his short stories with anticipation and delight. Not only do they bring back vivid and poignant memories; but have both social and historical relevance. His sense of humor, irony and insouciance is both refreshing and delightful; and very entertaining.”
-ronald drucker
“Why doesn’t he write for the New Yorker?”
-Robert kogul
“Interesting story, well told.”
-Jim Dwyer, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Newday, Daily News, and New York Times Reporter / Columnist, about "Cops and Robbers"
"Authentic and historically significant"