September 2026 Review

It was a busy month at Steve Campbell Creations. Two books in various stages of finalization are books 4 and 5 of the Ridgewood Chronicles for release at Amazon in ebook and paperback. Book 4 Kismet is a reprint (with additions) of one of the first novellas/novelettes I wrote and self-published in 2003. It became … Continue reading September 2026 Review

Ripples and Reflections

The Artists’ Guild in Corry, Pennsylvania, had its spring art show a few weeks ago. I’ve mentioned in an earlier post that I was the original creator of the Guild’s spring show, and the first show was in April of 1998. That was 28 shows ago. I was a cofounder of the Guild in the … Continue reading Ripples and Reflections

May Art Show

I’ll be showing five pieces of my artwork at the Corry Artists’ Guild “Ripples and Reflections” art show, May 8 and 9. This will be my first time showing in a Guild show after a long hiatus from the organization and sabbatical from painting. I chose to enter old artwork to represent the “Reflections” part … Continue reading May Art Show

The Guild and I

Many years ago, there was an art event where I live that hosted local artists and their artwork. It usually happened on a summer Sunday every year in the town park downtown. I would enter my recent creations—usually wildlife paintings—to be judged by a local art teacher or two who placed ribbons on what they … Continue reading The Guild and I

Free eBooks of the Ridgewood Chronicles

You can get free ebooks of my Ridgewood Chronicles today and tomorrow on Amazon. Book 1 is Night of the Hell Hounds and Other Stories, a collection of sometimes magical and often supernatural stories that spans twenty-plus years of my time writing about Ridgewood and some of the people living there. Book 2, Trespassing, features … Continue reading Free eBooks of the Ridgewood Chronicles

Good News

Book 3 of the Ridgewood Chronicles is now available at Amazon in both electronic and paper formats. It’s a 3-story collection featuring Vree Erickson, the girl who’s destined to be a Luminary witch. As I mentioned in an earlier post, each story involves a special magic disk that gives Vree a task to complete. If … Continue reading Good News

Story Time: “Rosa, Lila, and Cherry Pies”

I’m putting the finishing touches on republishing the third book of the Ridgewood Chronicles. An acclaimed author told me that the more we know about writing, the harder it is to let go of our stories. We’ll always find something wrong with them in the reread. The trick is knowing when to let go. I … Continue reading Story Time: “Rosa, Lila, and Cherry Pies”