Stephen grew up queer in a repressive and conformist society and ended up living in exile in America. Wrestling with Bipolar Disorder and Schizoid Disorder he started writing poetry to release to cope to express what was suppressed to maintain and fit in the facade of normalcy in order to survive. This poetry grew over the years to comprise over 10 volumes. God Farts is the tenth volume that collects poems written in his early to mid 40s.