Steve Hanson
Stories (69/0)
- Runner-Up in Abecedarian Challenge
Over Jordan
Two days into her cross-country podcasting journey, Cassandra was cruising through Pennsylvania on Interstate I-80 West with her influencer friend, trying t0 half-sleep away her anxiety in the passenger seat of her boyfriend’s 2015 Nissan Versa. She dipped briefly into dream logic and felt, for a few seconds, that the cold wind blowing through her naked toes was the same sound as the twangy guitar crackling through old speakers in her memory.
By Steve Hanson7 months ago in Fiction
The Little Mermaid
Far out in the ocean, the water is as blue as the petals of the loveliest cornflower, and as clear as the purest glass. In the deepest expanses of the ocean, there lie miraculous palaces carved out of sea crystals. Dazzling temples and palaces built from gargantuan pearls forged from clams larger than any known to mankind. Bioluminescent jade and emerald jewels decorate magnificent halls far older than the memory of those that live on the surface.
By Steve Hanson8 months ago in Fiction
- Runner-Up in Painted Prose Challenge
Isle of the DeadRunner-Up in Painted Prose Challenge
“Papa?” Ada’s voice broke through a shallow and dreamless sleep. Mattias opened his eyes to a room no less dark than the space behind his eyelids. He reached for either the bedside lamp or for Miriam, before remembering he was sleeping on the couch.
By Steve Hanson10 months ago in Art