Non-fiction · Fiction · Screenplays
Portland, Oregon
Stories about ordinary people standing at the edge of despair, and the strange, difficult, and sometimes beautiful ways they find their way back to wonder and recovery.
Selected Works
Non-Fiction
Community Spotlight, North Plains Living (April 2026)
This is the story of Sara Kelly, the founder and director of Peer Promise, and her incredible journey to overcome anxiety disorder and addiction.
Non-Fiction
Community Spotlight, North Plains Living (March 2026)
Brenda Lyon has dedicated her life to helping those in need - in her own community, and to vulnerable children living in the most dangerous parts of Central America.
Fiction
A lonely woman finds a miracle among the dead — and learns that love, once welcomed, may refuse to let go.
Genre: Horror
Format: Flash Fiction
Fiction
A short fiction piece exploring memory, identity, and the roles people are asked to play in order to survive.
Genre: Fiction
Screenplay
With his wife dying of cancer, a man tries to recreate the best moments of their lives in the little time they have left together.
Genre: Drama
Screenplay
A cinematic meditation on longing, loss, and the fragile line between memory and dream.
Genre: Drama
Screenplay
A dream vacation becomes a nightmare when a family charters a boat to a remote Pacific island and finds paradise overrun by killers, not all of them human.
Genre: Supernatural Thriller
About
Steven Dexheimer writes non-fiction, short stories, and screenplays about ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
His work often begins in fracture and moves toward something quieter and harder won — grace, wonder, and the possibility of repair.
He is currently a contributing writer for North Plains Living Magazine.
Contact
For writing inquiries, collaborations, or to just say hello.