Stephen Arnold enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves at eighteen. He studied Psychology while at Georgia Southern University with plans to become a psychologist, but life had its own plans. He switched his major and focused his studies toward religion, philosophy and creative writing where he truly excelled. His first book Molly in Mind is a collection of short stories from his college writing classes and several after graduation. His debut novella, Below the Dome, is a story that deeply reconsiders our understanding of the power of stories. He has an innate desire to understand the ways in which religion, or rejection of religion, and philosophy make up the human psyche.