Stephen Kramer Avitabile
Bio
I'm a creative writer in the way that I write. I hold the pen in this unique and creative way you've never seen. The content which I write... well, it's still to be determined if that's any good.
Stories (128/0)
Peggy: The Guinea Pig
I was outside feeding the birds when one of my neighbors in my building came outside and we began to talk. I asked her how things were, what was new, the usual questions in conversation. She had an answer that was far from usual, though.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile9 months ago in Petlife
Joey: The California Desert Tortoise
It was a typical February day, I was working from home, busy on the computer. Evelyn called me. I picked up and our conversation was definitely not one of the top five conversations I would’ve expected. Not top 10, top 50, top 100. Pretty unexpected.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile9 months ago in Petlife
- Top Story - August 2023
Master List of PublicationsTop Story - August 2023
I’ve been submitting fiction to publications for about two years now and it has been a process that just keeps developing. In the beginning, I wasn’t sure where to start. I found a small list of 10 or so publications online and started with those. Over time I have found more lists in various places that people have compiled. Usually lists of 10-20 publications. I’ll find an odd one here or there… I’ve gotten recommendations from other writers on Vocal… on Medium… and I have now compiled my own list of 85 publications that I have submitted to or plan to submit to. (Thank you to ALL who have provided me with places!)
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile10 months ago in Writers
- Top Story - August 2023
Problems Buying AlcoholTop Story - August 2023
I had just been to the store and bought myself some bourbon and a decently priced bottle of wine along with some groceries a day ago. The wine was good so I decided I needed more. I felt stupid for not having bought two bottles to begin with… but I was already buying a bottle of wine and a bottle of bourbon and sometimes it’s a problem when I buy “too much” alcohol at once. A stupid problem. A problem I am partially to blame for. But a problem nonetheless. I'll explain what exactly the problem is momentarily.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile10 months ago in Humor
Interjections, Barefoot Men, and Knuckle Draggers
I was out for my morning stroll with my tortoise Joey, which means I was in the midst of coffee number one and not entirely awake. We walk around the yard for about an hour while I drink coffee and wake up. I live right at an intersection of two residential streets, one a bit busier. There is a main road right nearby. There seems to always be a lot going on over here.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile10 months ago in Humans
Why the Birds Don't Have Arms
It’s been wondered aloud by many a human, why is it that birds don’t have arms? Why is it that they have wings instead? There is a lot that goes into the ‘why’ and birds did used to have arms a long time ago. But it is most curious that humans always wonder this… as they are the reason birds do not have arms.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile10 months ago in Fiction
I Have My Dogs To Thank For My Writing Career
Alert! This is Stephen Avitabile… not Stephen King. So, when I refer to my ‘writing career’ it’s a work in progress. Not a spectacle. But I do feel I am heading in the right direction. Things feel as if they have begun to take off. It’s nothing major, but at the time of writing this, I have had three stories accepted into two publications. In submitting to various other publications and contests I have moved on to second rounds in judging multiple times… so things are moving along.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile10 months ago in Journal