Stephanie Albright

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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“The Long Walk Home” by Stephanie Albright

Submitted to Contest #58

It was Friday morning and I was headed to the break room for my coffee, then back to sitting in an office with two women that hated each other. I was almost back to my office when the lights flickered, then went out. “Well, shit,” I muttered. I made it to my office with the light coming from the front windows. I took a large drink of the terrible coffee and sat down. As I picked at my doughnut, I realized how quiet it was. I grabbed my flashlight and headed out to the front of the store. There were no cars moving out on the street. A few pe...

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“Ice Cream With Grandpa” by Stephanie Albright

Submitted to Contest #32

On September 24, 1981, I was home alone. The doorbell rang, my grandpa was standing there with a container of chocolate ice cream in his hand and a big ole' smile on his face. My dog was jumping up and down with excitement and inside so was I. I grabbed two bowls and the ice cream scoop, and we went out on the patio to eat our ice cream.  When our ice cream had all been eaten, he pulled our well-worn set of dominoes from his right jacket pocket and his pipe from the left. We played dominoes for hours, talking and laughing.  “What a...

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“ A Second Chance” by Stephanie Albright

Submitted to Contest #30

I sat in the cafe with a coworker eating lunch on Friday. It was 12:49 PM when my phone rang. I glanced down at the screen, then blinked hard to make sure it was real. It was a number that had been in my phone for over twenty years, but it had never called. I stood up and walked outside with no explanation and my heart in my throat. “Hello?” I said, knowing that this call would change everything, and fearing the worst. “Hey Sophie, it’s me, Kevin. Can you talk? I’ll understand if this is a bad time.” “There is never a bad time to talk to you...

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Author bio

Stephanie Albright grew up in Amanda, Ohio. In 1986 she went to Mississippi for the summer and never went back. She graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a degree in Paralegal Studies and has a Masters in Education from Western Governors University. She loves history, travel and food, not necessarily in that order. Words have always been her passion, either reading or writing. She now lives in Alabama with a small flock of chickens and a very angry cat, who enjoys being outside almost as much as she does. Other than reading and writing, she loves gardening and learning about plants, and drinking coffee on the porch. She is the author of five novels Allie's Choice, The End, After the End, The Storm, and Finding Home. Her newest work, The Long Walk Home went live on Amazon on May 1, 2021. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0938KHPMV https://www.amazon.com/Stephanie-Albright/e/B00ILHE47E