Stephen J. Golds is an English-born author and editor who has spent most of his life in Japan, where he continues to write and publish extensively. As the editor of Punk Noir Magazine, he curates and promotes a wide range of underground and alternative literary voices. Golds is known for his gritty, emotionally raw work that spans transgressive poetry, hardboiled noir fiction, and crime literature. His writing often explores themes of violence, trauma, and moral ambiguity, drawing influence from classic pulp and noir traditions. His books, such as Always the Dead and Say Goodbye When I'm Gone, have earned praise for their stark prose and psychological intensity.