Self-Imposed Exile

Self-Imposed Exile is a compilation of poems written solely by Stephen R. Isaac. Dive into the writer's mind as he explores life and death; love and loss.

I was born in Utica, NY on March 7th, 1983, and lived in central New York until the beginning of 2007. In Jan. 2007, I moved to Jacksonville, FL, and lived in the northeast Florida and southeast Georgia areas until 2017. In April 2017, I moved to the Waterville, Maine area until now. As of April 2022, I am currently employed in the Admissions office at Colby College, located in Waterville, ME.
Graduated high school from Whitesboro High School.
Graduated with an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts from Mohawk Valley Community College.
Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Ashford University.
Influences:
Anne Rice: My favorites novels being Memnoch the Devil, Blood & Gold, and Merrick.
Jeff Lindsay: The entire Dexter series; my favorite is his first novel, Darkly Dreaming Dexter.
Edgar Allen Poe: Short stories such as The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Raven.
Non-fiction: I am also influenced by philosophy, and various religions. My favorites being the Quran, books on Buddhism, the works from philosophers, psychologists & mystics such as Plato, Socrates, Aquinas, Piaget, Vygotsk and Sadhguru.
My work:
Until We Die: Novel that was published via Infinity Publishing in 2011.
Self-imposed Exile: Collection of poems that were compiled and self-published in 2014.