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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 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 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 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 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 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 17, 2018 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: The January Project, horror, Death Cab for Cutie, prose, third person
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January 17, 2018- I Will Possess Your Heart

He's free. Or is he? Is the only freedom being with the thing in the tank whispering "I Will Possess Your Heart"?

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January 10, 2018 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: third person, prose, The January Project, Jimmy Eat World
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January 10, 2018- You Are Free

He promised her "You are Free" but he never told her the cost.

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January 07, 2018 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: prose, third person, The January Project, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Skylar Grey
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January 7, 2018- I Need a Doctor

Most might shout, "I Need a Doctor," to bring their loved one's back from the brink of death. In Ohio, suddenly, a select group of people seemingly only need a few days in the grave before returning, fit as fiddles.

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January 03, 2018 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: third person, prose, Iron & Wine, The January Project
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January 3, 2018- Claim Your Ghosts

Is it possible to "Claim Your Ghosts" without losing your past? Kevin needs to know because he's not sure he can do it.

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January 30, 2016 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Counting Crows, prose, third person, The January Project
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January 30, 2016- Possibility Days

For Wendy, the past is always preferable to "Possibility Days," which is very bad news for her guests.

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January 21, 2016 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: prose, third person, Backstreet Boys, Reader Suggestion, The January Project
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January 21, 2016- READER SUGGESTION- Larger Than Life

The Just Folks program was just supposed to build a better soldier. Instead it created a group so much "Larger Than Life."

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January 18, 2016 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: prose, third person, The Hives, The January Project
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January 18, 2016- Die, Alright!

Parker is alone in an office with a blood stained teen whose pockets are filled with money. He's raging and ready to "Die, Alright!"

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January 12, 2016 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: third person, prose, Spymob, The January Project, fair use
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January 12, 2016- Sitting Around Keeping Score

Freddy's having a bad day and cannot seem to find anything to do beyond "Sitting Around Keeping Score."

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January 07, 2016 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Vampire Weekend, The January Project, third person, prose
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January 7, 2016- White Sky

The city is strange. The world is different. There is no longer a "White Sky." And that's just the beginning

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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.