Ben Steinlage

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2007
  • Latest Book:
    May 2020
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Full Series List in Order

Bird Boy

1 - Bird Boy (Mar-2011)
2 - Stand Up to Them (May-2017)

Writing My Shorts

1 - Writing My Shorts (May-2017)
2 - More Shorts Within a Mystery (Jun-2017)

Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • Want to Go West Lady?

    Want to Go West Lady?, by Ben Steinlage, is a gripping story that puts the reader into the action. The characters are so real, you feel they are family and you will laugh and cry along with them. Follow the lives of three teens, prior to and through ...

  • Edgar: Companion to "Want to Go West Lady"

    Edgar, is a Novel about a side of the Civil War you hardly ever hear about.

    he Civil War has become one of the most glamorized periods of American history. This novel Edgar, is loosely based on historical fact and on personal family history th...

  • Bird Boy

    Bird Boy - 1

    Bird Boy by Ben Steinlage is an adventurous story of a 13 year old boy who finds himself in many terrifying situations. The first is the realization that he had fallen off something. While trying to remember what had happened, he finds that he...

  • The Canning Jar

    The Canning Jar: Even in the city of Albuquerque, life can be full of surprises, as Mike Travis can tell you. He would also admit that he wasn’t any different than most for he also was known for taking things for granted. When those times came abou...

  • In His Footsteps

    In His Footsteps: Is a story that was written with our country’s veterans in mind. It is also for the survivors left behind by the ones that died in battle. Jeff O’Connor is a thirty plus year old man who lost his father in the Vietnam War. He wa...

  • The Legacy

    THE LEGACY: To some, this may seem to be another story of man’s search for a better life as well as another place to live. Though this desire is one reason why Columbus sailed to what was to become the New World or the Americas. Back then it was fo...

  • A Tusk for Two

    A Tusk for Two: Most would think being an “Archeologist” or “Paleontologist” would be supper fantastic. Then you find yourself digging up ever so many different remains and artifacts; would be like winning the lottery. Well Doctor Robert Alli...

  • Ant-hology

    Over the years to entertain my friends, I began a series of stories revolving around the subject of Ants. To be honest I began writing them because I was getting tired of receiving the same E-Mails day after day. As a writer I also found myself not s...

  • Cavern

    Nrevac (Cavern) An Adventurous Fantasy Nervac: Is a story unlike any others. For an example, have you ever fallen asleep and woke up some were else? Then finding a familiar voice mentally speaking to you? If that wasn’t bad enough, the voice sends ...



  • For You Mom

    For You Mom By Ben Steinlage For you, Mom: is a love story mixed with tragedy for Jerry Dawson who is a college student working on his degree in Archeology. As with quite a few students his age he is from a single parent family. Within this group he ...

  • Sally's Wishes

    Sally’s Wishes An Adventurous Fantasy Sally’s Wishes: The majority of the teenage girls that have ever lived can identify with Sally. As with them, she is full of self-doubts and dreams. There is one that she would like to be as beautiful as her ...

  • Suspenders

    SuspendersByBen SteinlageFor one-hundred and ten years, the Civil War held the record for deaths suffered in a war: the unbelievable number was close to 620,000. Still, on April 12, 1861 a seventeen year old boy was to begin a search that would give ...

  • The Tapestry

    The Tapestry By Ben Steinlage A joke of an idea turns serious when Jim came over for supper one night as he usually did. He begins talking to Karen about a mutual friend of theirs named Mark and other things. John steps out of the kitchen from cookin...

  • White - Water

    White-Water: Is a story unlike you what might expect. To start off, it’s about a teenager by the name of Bob, who has a brother by the name of Roger. The two of them are as different as two boys can be. Roger being into sports the family is always ...

  • Stand Up to Them

    Bird Boy - 2

    Stand Up To Them By Ben Steinlage In “Bird Boy,” Justin Osborne, was saved and befriended by a Tatoosh (or Thunderbird). With being saved as he had been, he lost all track of who he was. So an Indian Chief gave him the name of Bird Boy. Tatoosh, ...

  • Writing My Shorts

    Writing My Shorts - 1

    Writing My Shorts By Ben Steinlage As the author of a number of novels I found myself with a suggestion of putting together some of my short stories. I don’t know why but at first I rejected the idea. Though those that had read some of them found t...

  • More Shorts Within a Mystery

    Writing My Shorts - 2

    More Shorts Within A Mystery By Ben Steinlage A little over a year ago, my wife said I should put together an anthology of short stories. I could see why she suggested what she did, for my collection is in the hundreds. Though I wanted to please her,...

  • Christmas Ramblings

    Christmas Yarns By Ben Steinlage Once you get into the book, you’ll learn how my love for “Christmas,” came about. This by itself is probably of no importance to you. Still, it might bring back some memories, you have. I would like to keep othe...

  • A Honeycomb of Smiles

    A Honeycomb of Smiles Between putting together my collection of stories in Ant-Hology and my inner child got this collection of stories together; though more than just stories. As you probably know most of my writings is of the serious nature. These...



  • Shared

    Shared: Short Stories By Ben Steinlage Writing has been a passion since I was eight. To say I’ve written a lot might be considered an understatement. Yet, this particular book has brought me bushels of pleasure. Not particularly the stories/story l...

  • A Sunset Full Of Mysteries

    A Sunset Full of MysteriesBook oneByBen SteinlageThe first novel I ever wrote was for my mother and our family. The title of it is “Want to Go West Lady” which is loosely based on our family.To prove my ability, I wrote another sixteen novels. Af...

  • Shared Short Stories Book two

    Shared: SHORT STORIESBook twoByBen SteinlageAs I have posted, I began writing many years ago. Then in 2017, my first novel was printed. Since then I’ve added now another twenty-one books.Though I love to write, being short stories, novellas or nove...

  • Shared Short Stories Book Three

    Shared: SHORT STORIESBook threeByBen SteinlageBack fifty-four years ago, I began writing because of the snow we had when I was a lad. With there being twenty feet of the white fluffy stuff, I couldn't do much outside. Then as time went by I found...

  • A Deputy and a Cornfield

    A Deputy and a CornfieldByBen SteinlageAs rarely is the case, readers of Want to Go West Lady, have taken an interest in some of the characters. The first was Ida Duncan's first husband Edgar Buchan. Many were amazed as to his true nature, in Edgar.I...

  • A Fundraiser's Dilemma

    A FUNDRAISER'S DILEMMAGregg Moore is a man unlike others. He started from scratch, and became a business tycoon. The problem was in that his wife died leaving him feeling empty.Not one to give up, he turned his company over to another to run. Though ...

  • Shared Short Stories Book Six

    Shared: SHORT STORIESBook sixByBen SteinlageI have gone from writing Short Stories to novels and back again. Writing as I had for so many years, was something I was never going to stop doing. Then a need to fulfill my mother's dying wish I wrote,...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ben Steinlage has published 26 books.

Ben Steinlage does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Shared Short Stories Book Six, was published in May 2020.

The first book by Ben Steinlage, Want to Go West Lady?, was published in September 2007.

Yes. Ben Steinlage has 2 series.
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