Eileen Stephenson

I was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but ended up in the Washington, DC area, where I attended college, married, worked a day job in finance, and raised three children. I've written four books on the Byzantines, my obsession.

Visit my website, eileenstephenson.com and blog to learn more about the amazing Byzantine Empire, aka Eastern Roman Empire. You can find another short story there, nicknamed The Missing Story, there. It tells of a true event in the early career of Alexios I Comnenus, and while she isn't in the story, Anna Dalassena's influence on her son is the real story. The official title of it is "The Blinding of Roussel". Enjoy!