Stephen B. Bagley's latest book is Floozy Comes Back, a second collection of his wild and wacky tales from his decidedly different life. Enjoy these stories: Spice Boy, A Tale of Two Goldfish, Tanning My Hide, Kindle the Barbarian, The Fine Art of Sighing, Pumpkin Pinterest, Mr. Manners Speaks, Much Ado About Carbs, Congress & Other Monstrous Things, Work in Your Underwear, The Terrible Truth About Women, and many, many more!He also wrote:
➤ Tales from Bethlehem. You've heard the story a thousand times: glorious angels, lowly shepherds, brightly shining star, three Wise Men, and wee babe in a manger. But have you ever wondered about everyone else in tiny Bethlehem on that marvel of nights? What did they think? What did they do? How would you have responded? In these funny and touching tales, you'll meet a stable boy, a serving girl, an honest spy, an astounding clerk, an empty innkeeper, a mighty ship of the desert, and many others as they share their amazing Tales from Bethlehem.
➤ Floozy and Other Stories, the first collection of his published humorous essays. Got two nuns and a goat? Do you enjoy Sabbath Night Fever? Or own a flying robot monkey army serving our Alien Masters? If you do—and even if you don't—this is the book for you! Enjoy Stephen's views of our world in more than 80 hilarious tales from his decidedly different life.
➤ Murder by Dewey Decimal and Murder by the Acre, both in the Measurements of Murder Mystery™ series. The series features librarian Bernard M. Washington and reporter Lisa Trent as they delve into murders that put their lives at risk in the small town of Ryton, Oklahoma.
➤ Undying, a collection of co-authored with poet Gail Henderson. Enjoy a good shiver on a moonlit night with these thrilling, chilling poems. The poets share a sometimes darkly humorous look at the creatures of the ever night, mythical and otherwise. You'll meet a vampire who definitely doesn't sparkle, a werewolf who chooses freedom, gods and goddesses who are all too human, brave astronauts and greedy planet jumpers, and down-to-earth monsters who may live next door. You'll learn what happens to a modern day Dr. Frankenstein after he creates the perfect woman, why it's better to refuse that crimson invitation, and the sorrow that stalks us even when the sky is bright and the clouds few. You might even discover the creature that goes bump in the night is actually. . .you.
➤ EndlesS, the first collection of his poetry, was published in 2008. His poetry has been published in ByLine Magazine, Prairie Songs, Free Star, and other print and online publications. His poetry, according to one contest judge, reveals a "sensitive and sensual way of looking at the world."
He also wrote the full-length plays Murder at the Witch's Cottage and Two Writers in the Hands of an Angry God and co-wrote Turnabout. He coauthored two one-act plays (“Hogwild” and “There’s a Body in The Closet”) that were published by Dramatic Publishing Company.
His humor, poetry, articles, essays, and short stories have been published in Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, Blackbirds Third Flight, Blackbirds Second Flight, Blackbirds First Flight, Writer's Digest, the Creations anthologies 2012-2014, ByLine Magazine, Pontotoc County Chronicles,, Nautilus Magazine, Your Country Music Magazine, Free Star, various newspapers, and other print and online publications.
He graduated from Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma, with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. and lives happily in Oklahoma. He is the founder and president of Prosateurs and a member of Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc.
