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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 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 15, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Ra Ra Riot, dialogue, Dialogue, The January Project
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January 15, 2020: A Check for Daniel

Dana is trying to collect “A Check for Daniel,” but a yuppie gambler and her own cooling attitude towards violence is making it deeply unpleasant. Inspired by the Ra Ra Riot song.

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January 14, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Alexi Murdoch, faux letter, The January Project
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January 14, 2020- All My Days

“All My Days,” Granite admits, he has been searching for something new. And now he’s found it. He asks for forgiveness and understanding from the husband he’s leaving behind in today’s The January Project.

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January 13, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Gotye, faux ad, faux casting call, The January Project
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January 13, 2020: Eyes Wide Open

With “Eyes Wide Open,” they posted a casting call to advertise for the pirate lifestyle, parrot, eyepatch, and all.

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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 10, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: poetry, "poetry", Iron & Wine, Iron and Wine, The January Project
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January 10, 2020: Grace for Saints and Ramblers

Somehow Iron and Wine's Grace for Saints and Ramblers ends up a poem about no matter how many lives a love touches it is always about those at the core. It's...oof...poetry by me.

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January 09, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Evanescence, Dialogue, The January Project
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January 9, 2020: Everybody's Fool

Evanescence’s screed against two-facedness “Everybody’s Fool” leads to a tale of a queen targeted by her closest advisor.

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January 08, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: monologue, Temper Trap, The January Project
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January 8, 2020: Sweet Disposition

The Man has a “Sweet Disposition,” but that won’t make climbing a tree any easier for him in this monologue inspired by the Temper Trap song.

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January 07, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
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January 7, 2020: Honeybear

Mr. Bear bought into pop culture and now he’s a “Honeybear”. But he’s no good at sharing. So the other animals? They’re going to have themselves a heist. Inspired by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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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 05, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: faux letter, Fountains of Wayne, The January Project
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January 5, 2020: Planet of Weed

Greg Fernandez wrote a paper all about the “Planet of Weed” but, for some reason, The Journal of Exploratory Astronomy isn’t all that interested in publishing it. Inspired by The Fountains of Wayne song.

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January 04, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: poetry, "poetry", The January Project, The 1975
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January 4, 2020: The Sound

They may know “The Sound” of one another, but they seem to have long ago lost the script. What happens with friends with benefits lose the friendship and only the sex remains? A poem inspired by The 1975’s song.

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January 03, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: Green Day, Prose, first person, The January Project
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January 3, 2020: Know Your Enemy

Dad always taught his kids to “Know Your Enemy”. Who could have predicted after the peace treaty that that would prove very good advice indeed. After the Green Day song.

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January 02, 2020 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: faux letter, faux email, The January Project, Cake
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January 2, 2020: Sheep Go To Heaven

We all, deep down, just want to play our pan flute and drink wine all day. Only Alex does something about it. So she’s tendering her resignation…with a few final thoughts. And errors. It all goes down in “Sheep Go to Heaven” inspired by the Cake song of the same name.

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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 08, 2019 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: monologue, Sinead O'Connor, The January Project
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January 8, 2019: Mandika

Maybe Amateur Night was not the best choice for Angela and her friends.

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January 07, 2019 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: faux ad, Wavves, The January Project
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January 7, 2019: Demon to Lean On

What’s a kicked out of Hell demon to do? Become a “Demon to Lean On” of course! But first, gotta get this Craigslist ad just right.

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January 06, 2019 By: Tim Stevens
Tags: faux article, Passion Pit, The January Project
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January 6, 2019: Swimming in the Flood

A local newspaper reports on a very odd way to die.

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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.