Stephen Smith is a writer and hand hewer who lives in Cumberland, Maine. With degrees in History and Media Arts/Theology, he has written magazine articles, blogs, and newsletters. As one of the only commercial hand hewers in the United States, Steve turns logs into beams using only an axe. Together with his identical twin, Nathan, a former US Marine infantry officer, Steve wrote "Men of God — Men of War" over the course of 14 years.