The Dark Sire Issue 2 (Winter 2019) | Page 83

Brenda Stephens returns from her debut in Issue 1 of The Dark Sire with the continuation of her novel serialization, Vampyre Paladin. Though she is hard-at-work on Paladin, Brenda is better known for her gothic and horror short fiction. Influenced by Edgar Allan Poe and Anne Rice, she endeavors to create stories that will engage the mind and address social issues of the 21 st -Century. Brenda holds an M.A. in English and Creative Writing with a focus in Screenwriting and teaches college composition at two universities in Ohio. She lives with her cat, Kira, and loves to watch anime. 81