Richard Stephens, Jr. Email and Phone Number

Richard Stephens is a freelance non-fiction journalist/reporter in Oklahoma who wants to write magazine (primarily) and newspaper articles and improve your companies’ readership and profitability. He specializes in travel writing (focus on Route 66) but as a versatile generalist, is willing and able to visit and write about people (profiles), the environment, religion, veterans and military (a retiree himself), festivals, manmade and natural wonders, and history (military, social, American Indian, etc.) throughout the Southern Plains (OK, TX, KS, MO, AR).He publishes an average of 18 newspaper articles in 11 newspapers a year throughout Oklahoma (since 2021), on Oklahoma Route 66 Association’s website (https://oklahomaroute66.com) and one-two magazine articles a year. Newspapers include The Independent, Bristow News, CityNewsOKC, Yukon Progress, El Reno Tribune, Weatherford Daily News and Elk City News. Now retired from full-time federal government work, he can travel as needed to get the story while its fresh. Features and profiles are strong writing areas. Documents using interviews, photographs and video. His writing tenet: write honestly, state what occurred (the 5 x W + 1 x H for events) and meet the deadline.