Stephen Bridges

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (2)

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“Bogeyman” by Stephen Bridges

Submitted to Contest #58

I was born from the human child’s first nightmare, brought on by a cavalcade of hammering thunder and violent rain. She was terrified, and screamed and screamed from her bed, the tears soaking her pillow. I immediately fled into the safety of the shadows under the bed, weak and vulnerable. The hunger for the child was fierce, but I was weak and she would need time to ripen. There were two doors in the room. One was showing a crack of light under it, and a shudder ran through the shadow that was my present form. If that door opened enough t...

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“Wart About Love?” by Stephen Bridges

Submitted to Contest #57

Ronnie looked at Jason kneeling in front of her, and her gaze was captured for a moment by the open ring box in his hands. Everything seemed to slow down, and she realized that she was holding her breath. She exhaled, then met his brown eyes with hers.“Yes”, she said, smiling back at him. Jason was a fine man and would make a good husband and one day, a good father. He slid the ring onto her finger and the reflection from the modest diamond broke into fragments as she wiped the happy tears away with the back of her hand and then held it out ...

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Author bio

Disabled Veteran and beginning writer, working on my first book. I love to read. I started reading before I started school, and I never stopped. When I was younger I adored mystery and horror. Then I discovered fantasy and got lost for years. I still do. I like westerns, scifi, mysteries, thrillers, comedies. I love Stephen King, Piers Anthony, Sir Terry Pratchett, Raymond E. Feist, and many others.