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Stephen L. Thompson
@oneoveralpha.bsky.social
950 followers 990 following 720 posts
I'm a writer. Mostly short and mostly scifi, but I dabble in other lengths and genres.

My website: http://www.oneoveralpha.com/
My Amazon profile: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stephen-L.-Thompson/author/B0070WXY36
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Seventh Story Stockpile is my seventh #ShortStory collection. It contains stories I had published on dead websites and stories I wasn’t sure what else to do with.
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The minimalist cover – some wavy black lines on a gray background – of Seventh Story Stockpile by Stephen L. Thompson.
August 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Check out Useless Cogs, my collection of forty #ShortStories dealing with #Aliens, #SexBots, #TimeTravel and more.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of Useless Cogs by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows the interior of some device with three interconnecting cogs.
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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The All-You-Can-Read Buffet is my ebook collection with forty #ShortStories of various genres, from #SciFi and #Humor to #Horror and #Fantasy.
Check out the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of The All-You-Can-Read Buffet by Stephen L. Thompson. There are four open books on a table, like one might find various dishes at a buffet.
July 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Political Pies is my collection of forty #ShortStories, all with some #Political theme. They were written back in the good ol’ days when America was a democracy. It’s #Free to download for a few more hours.
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The cover of Political Pies by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows the back end of a cow in a pasture. The cow is “looking over her shoulder” at the viewer.
July 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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What surprise does the caretaking crew of a hibernation starship find about one of their members halfway to a new colony world? Find out in my story Lonely Phoenix, now #Free for a few more hours on #Kindle.
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The cover of Lonely Phoenix by Stephen L. Thompson. A spaceship is tiny and almost lost amongst a vast field of stars.
July 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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An Ounce of Prevention follows Jason Fisher, who like most people wanted to make the world a better place but doubted they’d ever make a mark. Then a “woman” came to him, asking his help to save humanity by threatening it.
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The minimalist cover of An Ounce of Prevention by Stephen L. Thompson. It’s just a black swirl on a blue background.
July 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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No matter how much some try to ignore it, The Future is Coming. That’s the title of my collection of essays about #3Dprinting, #clones, #AIs, and other science fictions becoming science fact. It is now #Free on #Kindle.
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The cover of The Future is Coming by Stephen L. Thompson. There are a bunch of words such as cloning, think, human, etc. scattered at random in various orientations. They are some of the words that appear in the text.
July 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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The Moon Before Mars: Why returning to the moon makes more sense than rushing off to Mars is my ebook of #Essays describing my ideas on what can be accomplished on the #Moon and #Asteroids, and why #Mars isn’t the destiny of humanity its cheerleaders make it out to be.
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The cover of The Moon Before Mars: Why returning to the moon makes more sense than rushing off to Mars by Stephen L. Thompson, showing a nearly full moon in a black sky.
July 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Rise follows the events after the tragic deaths of the colonists on a small colony in a distant star system.
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The cover of Rise by Stephen L. Thompson. It’s artwork of a phoenix resting on one tip of a trident, all above some flames.
July 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Political Pies is my collection of forty #ShortStories, all with some #Political theme. They were written back in the good ol’ days when America was a democracy. It is now #Free to download on #Kindle.
books2read.com/b/mKkn8d
The cover of Political Pies by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows the back end of a cow in a pasture. The cow is “looking over her shoulder” at the viewer.
July 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Who cleans up the mess when the time machine malfunctions? Find out in my #ShortStory Duty, which is currently #Free to download.
#SciFi #TimeTravel #Kindle
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The cover of Duty, by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows a wooden pier on a small lake with green hills on the other side.
July 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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What surprise does the caretaking crew of a hibernation starship find about one of their members halfway to a new colony world? Find out in my story Lonely Phoenix, now #Free on #Kindle.
books2read.com/b/4Xkyd6
The cover of Lonely Phoenix by Stephen L. Thompson. A spaceship is tiny and almost lost amongst a vast field of stars.
July 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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What’s The Only Certainty in a body swapping world? You can now find out for #Free. #Kindle #scifi
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The cover of The Only Certainty by Stephen L. Thompson. A wooden surface has been covered by white paper. A section of the paper has been burned away to reveal the title.
July 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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No matter how much some try to ignore it, The Future is Coming. That’s the title of my collection of essays about #3Dprinting, #clones, #AIs, and other science fictions becoming science fact.
Here’s the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of The Future is Coming by Stephen L. Thompson. There are a bunch of words such as cloning, think, human, etc. scattered at random in various orientations. They are some of the words that appear in the text.
April 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Many writers begin with “writing what they know,” which can result in lots of stories about writing. The Uncapped Pen contains fifty of mine.
Here is the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
#Writing #Authors #ShortStories
Cover for The Uncapped Pen by Stephen L. Thompson. A pen lies on an open notebook page with doodles, such as geometric shapes and a stick figure waving.
March 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
Many writers begin by “writing what they know,” which can result in lots of stories about writing. The Uncapped Pen contains fifty of mine.
Here is a universal link for it: books2read.com/b/mdRpjd
#Writing #Authors #Stories #ShortStories
Cover for The Uncapped Pen by Stephen L. Thompson. A pen lies on an open notebook page with doodles, such as geometric shapes and a stick figure waving.
March 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
The All-You-Can-Read Buffet is my ebook collection with forty #ShortStories of various genres, from #SciFi and #Humor to #Horror and #Fantasy.
Here is a universal link: books2read.com/b/mdRBWd
The cover of The All-You-Can-Read Buffet by Stephen L. Thompson. There are four open books on a table, like one might find various dishes at a buffet.
March 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
Useless Cogs is a collection of forty short, #SciFi #Stories dealing with #Aliens, #SexBots, #AIs and more. From now until Friday, it is #Free to download.
Here is the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of Useless Cogs by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows the interior of some device with three interconnecting cogs.
February 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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What’s The Only Certainty in a body swapping world? You can now find out for #Free.
#SciFi #Kindle
Here is the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of The Only Certainty by Stephen L. Thompson. A wooden surface has been covered by white paper. A section of the paper has been burned away to reveal the title.
February 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
What’s The Only Certainty in a body swapping world? You can now find out for #Free.
#Kindle #SciFi
Here is the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of The Only Certainty by Stephen L. Thompson. A wooden surface has been covered by white paper. A section of the paper has been burned away to reveal the title.
February 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
Political Pies is my collection of forty #ShortStories, all with some #Political theme. It is now #Free to download through February 28th.
Here is the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
#Voting #Fiction #Humor
The cover of Political Pies by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows the back end of a cow in a pasture. The cow is “looking over her shoulder” at the viewer.
February 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
No matter how much some try to ignore it, The Future is Coming. That’s the title of my collection of essays about #3Dprinting, #AIs, #clones, and other science fictions becoming science fact.
Here’s the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of The Future is Coming by Stephen L. Thompson. There are a bunch of words such as cloning, think, human, etc. scattered at random in various orientations. They are some of the words that appear in the text.
February 26, 2025 at 6:28 AM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
Political Pies is my collection of forty #ShortStories, all with some #Political theme. It is now #Free to download through February 28th.
Here is the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
#Fiction #Humor #Voting
The cover of Political Pies by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows the back end of a cow in a pasture. The cow is “looking over her shoulder” at the viewer.
February 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
Useless Cogs is a collection of forty short, #SciFi #Stories dealing with #Aliens, #AIs, #TimeTravel and more. It is now #Free to download.
Here is the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of Useless Cogs by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows the interior of some device with three interconnecting cogs.
February 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
oneoveralpha.bsky.social
Useless Cogs is a collection of forty short, #SciFi #Stories dealing with #Aliens, #SexBots, #TimeTravel and more. From now until Friday, it is #Free to download.
Here is the US link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
The cover of Useless Cogs by Stephen L. Thompson. It shows the interior of some device with three interconnecting cogs.
February 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM