Skate

Stef is a young man helping his family prepare for the annual hunt by splitting firewood when he meets Skate, a mysterious young woman living alone in a cabin deep in the forest, training for the winter sport of biathlon. Over the course of the next days, a thrilling adventure ensues, as Stef embarks on a quest to get his first buck. On his journey he encounters legendary hunters, fierce storms, and ultimately must risk his very life in his determination to bring the buck in.

Skate is a classic coming-of-age story set among the hunting camps of the Pennsylvania backwoods in the late 1980s. Stef is a young man helping his family prepare for the annual hunt by splitting firewood when he meets Skate, a mysterious young woman living alone in a cabin deep in the forest, training for the winter sport of biathlon. Over the course of the next days, a thrilling adventure ensues, as Stef embarks on a quest to get his first buck. On his journey he encounters legendary hunters, fierce storms, and ultimately must risk his very life in his determination to bring the buck in.

Stephen E. Meyer was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, where he discovered a lifelong love of the outdoors-- hunting, fly fishing, hiking, canoeing-- though he never has enjoyed sleeping in a tent. He lives in Philadelphia.