Author Talk: Stephen Payne, You Were Always There, and the Art of Storytelling

Join author Stephen Russell Payne as he discusses memoir and novel writing as well as his most recent publication "You Were Always There," a coming of age love story set in bucolic Greensboro, Vermont in the 1970s. In this novel, Luke Simms is a farm boy with a low draft number awaiting his Army induction notice. Working for the local saw mill, he delivers a load of posts and beams to a fancy new cabin being built on the shore of Caspian Lake by a powerful federal judge. When he arrives, he meets the judge's daughter, Sarah, sitting cross-legged on the warm hood of her red 1967 Mustang convertible, and both of their lives are changed forever.

This Author Talk promises to be a celebration of literature, love, and the craft of storytelling. Immerse yourself in the world of "You Were Always There" and gain a deeper understanding of the author's journey in creating this captivating narrative.