The Jokes is a book of experimental short stories.
A French translation, C'est une farce, was published by Tête Première.
Miss Misery is a 7-episode web series I co-created with Jade Blair about an anxious artsy couple in Toronto experimenting with polyamory. It won Best Script at the 2020 British Web Awards.
“Miss Misery has some of the funniest and most perceptive dialogue in all of Canadian media.” — CBC
Essays
My essay “The Legion Lonely” became the most popular Hazlitt essay of 2017 and the 5th-most popular piece of that decade, and was included in “A writers’ guide to the greatest magazine articles ever” by The Ringer.
I’ve also written for WIRED, Real Life Magazine, and others.
Fiction
My most discussed short story is “The Life You Want” in The Fanzine.
I’ve published fiction in Joyland, Hobart, The Puritan, Wigleaf, Canadian Art, and many others.
Other Work
I’ve written TIME100 AI profiles, McSweeney’s humor pieces, and journalism for Torontoist and The Daily Dot.
About
I live in New York. I write a Substack.
I’ve received grants from the Edward F. Albee Foundation, Truman Capote Scholarship Fund, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts. I was shortlisted for the Metatron Prize for Rising Authors of Contemporary Literature.
For copywriting and content work, visit stephenthomaswriting.com.