Stephen L. Thompson

@oneoveralpha (434)

Brookville, Pennsylvania

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I'm a writer of mostly short, scifi stories, but I dabble in other lengths and genres. I'm just checking this out.

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Holding your skull

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 17 May 17

One day, maybe twenty years ago, I wasn’t feeling that well. I was lying in bed just hoping to sleep. I must have had an itch on my forehead and I scratched it, but then I spent some time just feeling my brow ridge. It was one...

skull

3d printing

Five de Mayo?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 4 May 17

Several years ago, I lived in Kennett Square, which is the Mushroom Capital of the World. It has a large Hispanic population, a lot of them working on the mushroom farms. Anyway, I moved there during the summer, and late the...

cinco de mayo

silly

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Favored utensils

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 5 Apr 17

I’d say it’s very likely that when my parents were married they received a set a silverware. But over the decades with kids and time and everything, I’m not sure how much – if any – of that original set is still around. And with...

silverware

forks

spoons

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Automotive sorcery

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 7 Mar 17

About twelve years ago, I had a bit of a fender-bender. It would take about a week or so for the shop to fix it up, so I got a rental car. When I filled out a thing online for it, I asked for a car in the same class as mine....

cars

sorcery

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Is it really affection?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 5 Jan 17

I live on a farm and we have several outdoor cats. The theory is that they will supplement what we feed them by catching mice in the barn. One of these cats is Barb, named because I once found her as a kitten sleeping in a coil...

cats

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The future of the “Call me” gesture

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 12 Dec 16

You all know the gesture of extending your thumb and pinky and holding your hand next to your head to indicate someone should call you. But nowadays, shouldn’t that indicate they should call you … on a landline? In this...

phones

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Are you tired of Mars yet?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 12 Oct 16

So a couple of weeks ago SpaceX's Elon Musk gave a presentation about how he plans to build big rockets to send people to Mars. Then I think last week, the head of United Launch Alliance (SpaceX's rival) said that their rockets...

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Lifestories

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 28 Aug 16

I work in a store and it seems like a lot of the older folks have to tell me why they’re buying wasp spray, or what they plan to do with the pie crust and can of apple pie mix they’re buying. Why do old people need to tell their...

people

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What I would do if I won the lottery

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 29 Jul 16

I need to get a new car, well before I had planned on getting one. Being short on money, I remembered that a topic I had wanted to write about was if I won the lottery. So here goes. First off, I’d be really surprised if I won...

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The first murder on Mars

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 16 Jun 16

Years ago, I read an article about some “incidents” onboard the space station Mir. These weren’t full blown fistfights, just a few thrown punches. I did a quick search, but I was unable to find anything about fights in...

mars

murder

spaceflight

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My absence

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 1 Jun 16

It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted anything here, but with a new month I figured I should get back to it. There were a few reasons why I was away. First, back in April I got a part-time job to help pay the bills. It’s...

plans

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Random Word Post – Francophobe

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 16 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “Francophobe – Noun. A person who fears or dislikes France or French things....

random

word

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Random Word Post – pedal pushers

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 15 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “pedal pushers – Women’s and girls’ trousers reaching to the calf, originally used...

random

word

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Random Word Post – machicolation

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 14 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “machicolation – Architecture. An opening between a wall and a parapet, on a roof...

random

word

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Random Word Post – knish

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 13 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “knish – A small square or round of dough filled with potatoes, meat, kasha, etc.,...

random

word

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Random Word Post – guff

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 12 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “guff – Slang. Foolish or uncalled-for talk; nonsense.” How sad that the first...

random

word

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Random Word Post – rebec

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 11 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “rebec – A medieval bowed instrument, somewhat like a violin.” So I went to YouTube...

random

word

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Stephen L. Thompson I only listen to music, I can't play anything.

11 May 16

Random Word Post – rebec

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 11 May 16

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Random Word Post – benison

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 10 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “benison – A benediction; blessing.” I’m in a writing critique group, and I was...

random

word

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Random Word Post – placer

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 9 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “placer – Mining. 1 A deposit of sand, gravel, etc., containing gold or other...

random

word

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