Stephen B. Allen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

Stories (7)

7 Stories

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“A Dead Reckoning” by Stephen B. Allen

Submitted to Contest #169

As I stared down at the document laying open upon the top of my desk with pen in hand hovering as if it were a sword about to fall and sever a long line of wonderful memories, I was about to discover if I was right and was going to be paid a visit by the dead this evening?Surprisingly, I honestly could say that I was not scared. Apprehensive perhaps, for its not every day that you encounter an entity from beyond the grave! But should I indeed rendezvous with a specter of the deceased, I felt I had...

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“The Test” by Stephen B. Allen

Submitted to Contest #159

If there was one thing which Franklin Robinson knew about life, it was this: that you are tested in some manner every single day to reveal the person you truly are. These tests needn’t be large or even complicated. They could be as simple as ‘Are you going to take the last piece of toast on the platter or pass it up so that one of your kids who you know is hungry can get it?’ or as relevant as ‘Twenty years of marriage, and this girl is coming on to me?’Franklin was not an overly...

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“There's Always One More” by Stephen B. Allen

Submitted to Contest #158

There’s Always One MoreMake no mistake; this was a monster!When it had formed out in the Caribbean, it had steadily grown from a Tropical Wave into a Tropical Depression. Moving as slowly as it was, it had plenty of time to build up strength once it entered the warmer waters of the Gulf; until what had been Tropical Storm Judith exploded in strength and fury into a Cat 2 hurricane in only a matter of hours!And she wasn’t even done forming yet!The latest information from the Hu...

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“Greener Grass Just Indicates More Fertilizer” by Stephen B. Allen

Submitted to Contest #157

(Denny speaking): Why…oh why did I ever have to meet Jason Berringer? I curse the day when he entered my office to inquire about some comments I had notated on one of the company’s feasibility studies which had passed across my desk.It being Casual Friday, he was wearing a shirt with the emblem of my favorite baseball team emblazoned on the front. Telling him how I believed him to be a quality individual before he could even say a word, I could see an expression of confusion cross his face until I produced from the confines of my d...

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“The Pathological Liar” by Stephen B. Allen

Submitted to Contest #156

The Pathological Liar:It has been said that I am a “Pathological Liar” by some…an “Accomplished Liar” by others…or even a “Skilled Liar Of Epic Proportions Not Seen Since The Dawn Of Man”!I particularly like that last one; it sounds almost Biblical, don’t you think?Were it to be true, that would have to mean that I would out-rank all of the scum which human history has produced. Ruthless dictators who massacred millions in their warped quest for power? Sorry boys…back to the end of the line, for I’...

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“The Re-Birth Of Lost Memories” by Stephen B. Allen

Submitted to Contest #148

The Re-Birth Of Lost Memories: By Stephen B. Allen (Steve Baldyga)Every instance when the scoop of the excavator enthusiastically tore into the rubble of 16 Seaside Drive, it felt as if another memory—fully forgotten and buried so very long ago—was exhumed from its grave to resonate within my mind! For the old (one hundred-fifty some odd years it had existed on this earth) three-story Victorian-style house being readily demolished just happened to be the site of the very first apartment I ever had of my...

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“The Darkness Can Be So Enlightening” by Stephen B. Allen

Submitted to Contest #147

The Darkness Can Be So Enlightening The sudden darkness befalling the interior of the movie house of a small mid-western town was like a pall being thrown over the hopes and dreams of one Terrance Billings—for you can hide in the darkness—yet there was no hiding from the disaster which this night had been! As he sat amidst total darkness, Terrence yet again ...

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Author bio

While being 66-years-old may be considered to be too far advanced beyond the prime age for a self-published author, I see this as an advantage. I have years of experiences to draw from in my books; and should I write one that is a stinker, I can claim not to recall it due to age-supported selective memory! I write fiction (Historical Fiction my favorite) as generally it can be more believable than reality these days, and incorporate humor into most of my works to some degree. I write under the name of Stephen B. Allen as it is easier for people to spell and definitely much easier to pronounce. I love what I do...this ability to create books which no one else in the entire history of the world has been able to. I'm not saying that they would have wanted to, but...