John Styron writes character-driven fiction that explores the experiences of people who find themselves at odds with prevailing norms and expectations, particularly those rooted in Fundamentalist Christianity. John grew up in a small, rural town in the Missouri Ozarks, exited for military service, college, grad school and the establishment of a freelance writing career as a media developer/scriptwriter for museums and visitor centers. He returned to his hometown in 1994, continued to write, became a mom-n-pop Main Street businesses proprietor in partnership with his wife, raised three kids, then retired to write fiction. He is currently working on a collection of short stories entitled Bull’s Eye, MO, of which “The Lux” is a part.

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