Steve Lance
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The Ride Home. Top Story - October 2025.
YouTube Audio Version I put the top down for the ride home. I wanted to hear the engine rev up, shift gears, and rev up again. I wanted to see the tree’s branches swaying with the wind as I rode under them. I wanted to feel the cool air swirl around the car and chill the back of my neck. I wanted to smell the leaves burning. But, most of all, I wanted to clear my mind and think about what Frank had told me at work.
By Steve Lance6 months ago in Fiction
Roses
YouTube Audio Version In the early 1960s, Stanley Milgram conducted experiments to see whether people would continue to inflict painful electrical shocks if ordered to do so. This fictional story draws inspiration from that experiment. However, none of the characters or events are meant to represent what occurred.
By Steve Lance6 months ago in Fiction
Forty Days. Runner-Up in Parallel Lives Challenge.
Sandwiched between soaring skyscrapers stood a peculiar little second-hand shop. In its window rested a full-length mirror with an intricately carved frame. My reflection startled me. I felt haggard and worn, while the image reflected was rested, serene. For a moment my spirits lifted; perhaps it could do the same for Ellen.
By Steve Lance6 months ago in Fiction
Petal Power
YouTube Audio Version Throughout history, there have been numerous transformative and significant uprisings. The Marigold Uprising, led by Joseph Flowers, was not one of them. Joseph, or the Marigold Man, as he would become to be known, wanted to replace the rose as the national flower with the marigold.
By Steve Lance6 months ago in Fiction
Four Feet High
The problem with edibles is that you never know how strong they are. Not enough and it’s like a waste of an evening; too much and you zonk out. But I hit the sweet spot; my mind is like clear. I can hear everything. Right there, that’s the water heater kicking on. Oh, and listen, there’s a bird outside. That’s nature, man, nature. See how the world fits together. There is no reality, there’s no fantasy, there’s only one big, beautiful universe. We are all connected. Yep, these edibles are potent.
By Steve Lance6 months ago in Fiction
