Step Into The Road Audio Shorts

In this episode I'm reading The Ent Colony. It's a collection of journal entries from a new colony set up on a distant planet. Things are going well until something comes out of the forest. A balance will have to be found between the colonists and the native species. Hope you enjoy listening to them! Read the original at: https://stepintotheroad.com/2022/07/01/the-ent-colony/ If you enjoyed this you can find my books here: https://stepintotheroad.com/my-books/ Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

In this episode I'm reading Manticore Tales, a collection of super short science fiction stories set all over the Central System. I always enjoy writing these super short pieces so I hope you enjoy listening to them! Read the original at: https://stepintotheroad.com/2022/08/05/manticore-tales-3-super-short-stories/ Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

In this episode I'm reading Escaping the Butcher's Pit a short sci-fi story with Space Pirate and Explosives. Hope you enjoy! Read the original at: https://stepintotheroad.com/2022/06/03/escaping-the-butchers-pit/   Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

In this episode I'm reading Crispy Fries. A splitting headache, a nightmare about aliens, and a lot of emails addressed to a guy named Leonard make Jeremy wonder if the world around him is the same as the one he went to sleep in last night. I hope you enjoy this UFO abduction short story! Read the original at: https://stepintotheroad.com/2022/05/06/crispy-fries/   Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

In this episode I'm reading Blessings of Tybanis. It's a dark science fiction short story. Life is hard on this space station and the new drug roash doesn't make it easier. A raucous group of zealots is trying to do their part, but it might not be everything it appears to be on the surface. Hope you enjoy! Read the Original At: https://stepintotheroad.com/2022/03/04/the-blessings-of-tybanis/ Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Flash in the Pan is a short dystopian science fiction piece about General Kane who knows life in the bunker is hard but the surface mutants certainly have it worse than him. He could be wrong, but that's not a world he wants to live in. CW:  misogyny, ableism Read the Original At: https://stepintotheroad.com/2022/02/04/flash-in-the-pan/ Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

The Majesties Watch Over You is a short dystopian science fiction piece about the beauty of nature in a structured world. Do you look up in wonder? Read the Original At: https://stepintotheroad.com/2022/01/07/the-majesties-watch-over-you/ Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Test Case 37 is a science fiction short story I wrote about Rodger who just revealed a big secret and it started a fight with his soon to be ex-girlfriend. And this isn't the first time it's happened.⠀ ⠀ Read the Original At: https://stepintotheroad.com/2021/12/03/test-case-37/ ⠀ Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Making the Most of a Rat is a science fiction short story set in a cyberpunk world. It's about Mack, an unlicensed kid at the bottom of Galleria Valley. But they're willing to do what they have to so they can make it to the penthouses.  Original Story is found here: https://stepintotheroad.com/2021/11/05/making-the-most-of-a-rat/ Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

How the Patron Navigates is a science fiction short story about a scientist's trip in a fast space ship owned by their rich benefactor. But it's really a thank you letter to everyone who encourages me and the writing I do. Hope you enjoy! Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Descent to the Istalied is a science fiction short story about an explorer who finds something dangerous deep inside an exoplanet. It's a dark story but that's mostly because it's inside a cave. Credits: Background music: Better Days by Lakey Inspired Quote: Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien  

The Three Fingered Guitarist is about a bar patron who mistakenly gave a performer a hard time about playing a synth-guitar. Hope you enjoy this short story, I had fun writing it.

Frank wakes up to a world that is void of life. His computer counterpart Stein has created him to solve a problem but the body Frank is in seems all but useless to him.

This is a recording of the first part of the Meet AALFO Part 4: The Final Questions. The original article can be read here: Meet AALFO Part 4. I also talk about where the inspiration for the story comes from and how I got started writing on Step into the Road. It's a super short listen and I hope you enjoy it!   Check it out on: iTunes Stitcher Google Play   Links: The Meet AALFO Series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Latest Stories: StepIntoTheRoad.com/blog Email Updates: StepIntoTheRoad.com/Subscribe Contact me or connect on twitter (@NicholasLicalsi) Learn more about the benefits of Patreon. Special Thanks: Everyone who has joined me on Patreon! You guys are beyond awesome

AALFO, the artificial inteligence that can predict the future, was just shut down by its operator Henry after asking a question about a former operator that is no longer around. Henry is worried that the machine is going too far and works to put an end to the computer’s personal questions but did Henry limit the machine too much?

This is a recording of the first article I put on this site. The original article can be read here: Your Future as a Homo Sapien. It has 3 Parts: Party Bathroom Pen on Paper Your Future as a Homo Sapien I also talk about where the inspiration for the story comes from and how I got started writing on Step into the Road.  It's a super short listen and I hope you enjoy it! Links: Latest Stories: StepIntoTheRoad.com/blog Email Updates: StepIntoTheRoad.com/Subscribe Contact me or connect on twitter (@NicholasLicalsi) Learn more about the benefits of Patreon. Special Thanks: Everyone who has joined me on Patreon! You guys are beyond awesome