“Besides inquiries as to our general well-being, the first thing asked about us, in our first seconds of being alive, is whether we're a boy or girl. Our first passport through this world is our genitals.”

American novelist

Stephen Michael Erickson is an American novelist known for works such as Days Between Stations, Tours of the Black Clock and Zeroville. His fiction has brought him recognition as a distinctive voice in contemporary American literature. He is the author of several influential novels, including Days Between Stations, Tours of the Black Clock and Zeroville. His career has been marked by honors such as the American Academy of Arts and Letters award, the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.