Meet the Readers: Steve Bellinger

Steve Bellinger was born and raised on the West Side of Chicago by a single mom who worked nights for a printing company. She would bring home books and magazines to encourage him to read. This is how he discovered Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke and the other masters of classic science fiction. It didn’t take long for him to get the itch to write. Over the years, he’s written everything from newspaper articles, comic strips and radio drama to short stories and fan fiction.

One of the original Trekkies, he and his wife Donna hope to renew their wedding vows one day with a full Star Trek-themed ceremony; he'll wear an admiral's dress uniform, and she will be decked out in a custom-made leather-and-lace Klingon wedding dress. That, Steve says, is the only time he will outrank her.

Please join Steve and our other fantastic readers on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf. Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 7:30. It's free, and 21-and-over. Please RSVP on Facebook.