Stephen Evans Jordan’s fiction is inspired from living overseas combined with a passion for history. He grew up in the Napa Valley in the 1950s in a family of readers—conversations often centered on books. Of his parents’ gifts, love of literature is his most cherished. Stephen discovered art history at Stanford and considered a career in the arts. He opted instead for international banking—with assignments in Southeast Asia and Africa. "Tatiana and the Russian Wolves," Stephen’s first novel, was published in 2018. His short stories, centered in Southeast Asia, have been published in Ireland and in online journals.