"The practice of writing is the cultivation of mindfulness"

My rule for writing: There are no shortcuts worth taking

Hi, I'm Steve Cleaver

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What Motivates Me

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"Every good website deserves a Powerful Quote, Either from You or One From Someone Else"

Artistic Statement

My vision is to bring voice to myself and others. The latter I accomplish by featuring artists on my radio show, Leave it to Cleaver.

As a survivor of childhood trauma, I use my writings and creative works to give new form to the experiences, and to make the material accessible to playgoers.

I love quirky characters, I use humor to open people to more challenging topics and my character’s arc tends to follow the journey from community to individual transformation.

Something else I want you to know

Steve earned a B.A. in Biology and K-12 Comprehensive Science Teaching Certificate from Rutgers University and an M. Div. from Earlham School of Religion.

Prior to joining Richmond Friends School, he directed a residential environmental education center and summer camp for inner city children, served as Interim Religious Life Director at Earlham College and taught (and teaches) yoga at Earlham, Indiana University East and Beatree Yoga Studio.

Steve is the author of the award winning novel, Saving Erasmus (Paraclete Press, 2007) which he wrote while in class with Tom Mullen at the Earlham School of Religion.

A lifelong Quaker, Steve attends Clear Creek Meeting where he is a member of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee. He is also is founding member of the Richmond Writers Group. Steve loves a good laugh, the outdoors, and finishing a good book (either by reading it or writing it).