Steven Allen
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Steven Allen hold's a bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Astrophysics from Florida International University. He also holds a Master's Degree in Public Health with a specialty in epidemiology.
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Henry's Rejection
The cafeteria at Miami River Middle School served decent food but I still brought my own lunch most days. Today, it was a basic ham and cheese sandwich with mayonnaise and spicy honey mustard. Sometimes I would add a tomato but we used them all for the salad last night. I also drank chocolate milk and had a green apple. The lunch room was always very crowded but it was a good time to be alone and reflect on things. I would eat lunch with Fred, but he had 3rd lunch.
By Steven Allen5 years ago in Fiction
Fatherly Love
I hate Language Arts class. It’s really a waste of time for me at this point in my life. I understand the grammar and spelling of most words used in everyday language. I can read and analyze Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Shakespeare’s Hamlet without some middle-age, overweight, divorced woman facilitating the entire process. I really should’ve skipped a grade and begun high school early. Hell, I should be in the 11th grade by now, but here I am…surrounded by children…
By Steven Allen5 years ago in Families
Diversion
Several light years away, the Jadespear starship speeds towards the Cancri system from Pegasi. The planets orbiting Cancri were well known to possess vast quantities of untapped natural resources especially minerals used in microcircuitry and fossil fuels, which were still used to power machines on the surface of barren moons. In fact, despite the development of efficient fusion reactors and even crude versions of zero-point energy regulators, the demand for extraterrestrial fossil fuels was huge. There was once only one crew onboard but now there are two - one made up of battle-hardened pirates and one made up of mostly frightened captured scientists that believed they were on a survey mission.
By Steven Allen5 years ago in Fiction
The Cost of Hope
Day -01: Preparation Grubosh cubes weren’t the best tasting food and I suppose that’s the idea, but at least we had plenty of them. The pale white cubes with tiny Gs on all 6 sides were easy to store, which is why I obtained so many. I stuffed the last of the water purification trodes into the second duffle bag as I heard a noise in the front room. I grabbed the bags and quickly threw them into the closet.
By Steven Allen5 years ago in Fiction
