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Tim Stevens is Un Gajje

It's not just a nickname, it's a way of life

Hello and welcome! So glad to have you joining us.

I am Tim Stevens, husband, father, booster of all things Newington, CT related etc etc. It seems unlikely you just found this site by accident so all that was probably review. Anyway, I freelance write for a variety of sites including, most prominently, Marvel.com (home of the House of Ideas) and New Paris Press (New England's online answer to the New Yorker). I also write for pure ha-ha's including the annual Tim Stevens's The January Project.

Oh, and then there's the whole almost a Doctor of Psychology thing (Psy D to be specific). 

I am available for further freelance work, birthday parties, and dangerous missions to save the planet. Happy to provide samples and recommendations related to all three.

This is my online home. Please enjoy.

 

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January 06, 2021 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: prose, Sarah McLachlan
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January 6, 2021: Posssession

The troll thinks he is in “Possession” of the proverbial high ground. But he’s never met 8-year-old Fiona.

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January 05, 2021 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: third person, prose, Death Cab for Cutie, The January Project
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January 5, 2021: The Ghosts of Beverly Drive

All they wanted was to hit 7000 steps, but the “Ghosts of Beverly Drive” had other ideas.

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January 03, 2021 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: third person, dialogue, prose, Phil Collins
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January 3, 2021: Both Sides of the Story

Knowing “Both Sides of the Story” might help you find the truth but it might also ruin your life.

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January 01, 2021 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: The January Project, Phantogram, prose, third person
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January 1, 2021: Black Out Days

“Black Out Days” help realize The Ritual, but what happens when they also reveal everything you believe to be a lie?

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January 28, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Phil Collins, third person, prose, The January Project
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January 28, 2020: Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore

Brenda and Javier, like Phil Collins, are left wondering “Doesn’t Anyone Stay Together Anymore,” when the perfect couple falls apart. Can their love endure in this modern world?

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January 26, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Band of Horses, third person, prose, The January Project
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January 26, 2020: On My Way Back Home

A man calls his ex in an attempt to find “My Way Back Home.” She, however, no longer needs to be that person for him.

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January 23, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: R.E.M., REM, prose, first person, sort of poetry
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January 23, 2020: Imitation of Life

It may seem like a mere “Imitation of Life” to everyone else, but to us? To us, it is infinite. Inspired by the R.E.M. song.

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January 21, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Milky Chance, third person, prose, The January Project
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January 21, 2020: Stolen Dance

The keepers warned them of the “Stolen Dance” but they did not heed those warnings. The Milky Chance song leads to a theft of dire consequences.

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January 20, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Echosmith, third person, prose, The January Project
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January 20, 2020: Cool Kids

They were the “Cool Kids” Echosmith would sing about. But time has past and those days are gone.

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January 17, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Oingo Boingo, second person, prose
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January 17, 2020: Out of Control

Oingo Boingo’s “Out of Control” leads to an ode (of sorts) to overwhelming, paralyzing anxiety. Today’s The January Project.

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January 16, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: The Cranberries, third person, prose, The January Project
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January 16, 2020: Dreams

Aaron has “Dreams.” Dream Cub makes dreams come true. But Dream Cub has never encountered a boy like Aaron before. Aaron’s hopes and wishes run…darker than anything Dream Cub had ever seen or could ever imagine.

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January 12, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Matt Nathanson, first person, prose
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January 12, 2020: Earthquake Weather

“Earthquake Weather” is coming and his life is never going to be the same. Inspired by the Matt Nathanson song.

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January 11, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Bastille, third person, prose
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January 11, 2020: An Act of Kindness

From the Bastille song, Vinnie is obsessed with getting even after “An Act of Kindness” from a co-worker.

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January 06, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: third person, prose, The January Project, Modest Mouse
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January 6, 2020: Wild Pack of Family Dogs

For six years, Jacob has lived at the group home and the Doctor has worked there. Today Jacob’s dad died. Years ago, the Doctor lost her dad too. So she tells him the story of the “Wild Pack of Family Dogs.” From the Modest Mouse song of the same title.

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January 01, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: The January Project, first person, prose, Meg Myers
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January 1, 2020: Running Up That Hill

Inspired by “Running Up That Hill” by Meg Myers comes a grim story of switching places involving broken engagements, shallow graves, and solid prop use.

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January 09, 2019 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: prose, first person, The January Project, Lumineers
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January 9, 2019: Morning Song

Witnessing a break up is a hell of a thing.

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January 02, 2019 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: prose, first person, REM, The January Project
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January 2, 2019: Nightswimming

It’s been a long time since visiting the lake but the memories of Nightswimming still dwell there. Of swimming and of Brenda.

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January 01, 2019 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: The January Project, Ben Rector, prose
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January 1, 2019: Old Friends

The couple prepares for a visit from his “Old Friends,” but this may be a far more complicated experience than she is prepared for.

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January 26, 2018 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: existential horror, third person, prose, The January Project
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January 26, 2018- Long Vows

He made the "Long Vows" but was not prepared for how long that would truly be.

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January 24, 2018 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: first person, prose, The January Project
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January 24, 2018- American Blood

The soldier has spilled "American Blood" once again. But this time, everything was different. This time, it may lead to the soldier tearing it all down.

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Tim Stevens is Un Gajje
It's not just a nickname, it's a way of life

Hello and welcome! So glad to have you joining us.

I am Tim Stevens, husband, father, booster of all things Newington, CT related etc etc. It seems unlikely you just found this site by accident so all that was probably review. Anyway, I freelance write for a variety of sites including, most prominently, Marvel.com (home of the House of Ideas) and New Paris Press (New England's online answer to the New Yorker). I also write for pure ha-ha's including the annual Tim Stevens's The January Project.

Oh, and then there's the whole almost a Doctor of Psychology thing (Psy D to be specific). 

I am available for further freelance work, birthday parties, and dangerous missions to save the planet. Happy to provide samples and recommendations related to all three.

This is my online home. Please enjoy.