Stephen Drew lives in the northwestern Connecticut town of Morris, a bucolic community that surrounds Bantam Lake. He moved there after a period of personal loss and tragedy, searching for peace and simplicity; a place to collect himself.

It was here he took up walking, and in the space of taking one particular step, was moved into a mystical experience that would forever change his life. Called to walk the Camino de Santiago, the Way of Saint James, Spain’s thousand year old pilgrimage route, he came to a journey of physical, psychological, and spiritual implications.  Among the many outcomes of this walk were the reawakening of his writing voice, and a longing to share the story.
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The memoir Into the Thin, A Pilgrimage Walk Across Northern Spain was his first published book. It was followed by a contribution to the anthology In Search of Simple, Field Notes from Near and Far on Slow Living. Most recently, his latest work, a long-form, lyrical essay entitled, Around the Forever Bend, Remembrances of Wondering What Lies Beyond Death ​was published. Currently, he is writing a novel. 
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Stephen continues his practice of daily walking, mostly on the roads and paths around Bantam Lake.  Hiking here and elsewhere serves as a centerpiece of contemplative, intentional living.

Photo by Nancy DePecol
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