Welcome to
Lopsided Butterfly Books

The literary and compositional home ​​
of award-winning author & composer
Michael DeStefano



To my Readers and Listeners,

As I am preparing for retirement, I'll be unable to devote my time writing and composing (sadly). However, in the interim, I have some exciting ideas linked with The Old Corsair. I shall finish the Terrie Murphy arc with two novels, The Crimson Corsair and The Last Corsair, which shall end that series. 

While I'm doing that, I plan on exploring the life of the enigmatic Captain Vernon "Cyclops" Tunney by doing so during his lifetime, but in a Holmes and Watson style. Following the "pilot" novel, I intent to make it a series of novellas that will explore the earlier adventures of Captain Tunney's life as he explains it to an uninvited guest to his secluded island. As I plan for the elusive captain to rub elbows with historical events and history's most infamous personalities, this new series promises to be most exciting! 

I only ask that you be patient as I should have something for everyone in early 2026 regarding The Crimson Corsair's release and possibly the pilot novel (yet to be named) regarding our outrageous Captain Tunney.

Stay Tuned! 

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Awards for
​The Old Corsair

Awards for
​The Composer's Legacy