About Steven

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Steven Levy was born, raised and educated in Worcester, Massachusetts, in a suburban residential neighborhood settled primarily by Jewish World War II veterans and their families. He learned the art of storytelling over breakfast at the feet of soft goods salesmen at Worcester’s Broadway Restaurant on Water Street. Fortunately, he never had to pay for his meals. He was voted third funniest boy in his high school graduating class. He still feels robbed.

He has worked in dozens of occupations over the past 50 years, from machine tool rigger to agricultural economist; from association executive to farm grant writer. He helped write the reauthorization of the Safe Drinking Water Act and dabbled as a professional clown. He always considered himself a better talker than a worker. Many of his bosses felt the same way.

He and his wife Stephanie raised a family of two, who were fortunate to have her as a parent. He has been sitting on the porch of their Sears Craftsman house for the past 10 years, talking to people who walked by, whether they wanted to or not, feeding dogs, and writing stories and anecdotes about friends and family, many of which are partially true. Who knows about the rest.

He hopes sharing these stories will finally get them out of his system, but many doubt it.