Steven E. Wedel

Dark, soulful tales that haunt long after the last page.

life

The Thin Wall Between Life and Death in Nursing Homes

Nursing homes have always creeped me out. My first experience in one was in maybe the 4th grade as a Cub Scout. Our den mother took us to a nearby nursing home to sell raffle tickets or something. I remember old women sitting in a lobby like they were waiting for us. Waiting to take…

July 31, 2025

Steven E. Wedel

Book News, Life as a Writer, Writing Tips

family, fiction, horror, life, oklahoma, reading, short story, writing
An Ode to Mismanagement and the Death of a Community

I have just come home from my last-ever visit to Bar K Dog Bar, a park that, for almost three years, had become the second home for me, Bear, Sweet Pea, and countless other canines and their humans. Sadly, it wasn’t for one last run through the splash pad, one more Diet Coke in the…

July 30, 2025

Steven E. Wedel

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bar k, community, diversified Partners, dog, dog park, dogs, life, oklahoma, oklahoma city, pets, travel, unfairly terminated
Summer and Youth

You are young, and want the moon to drink from as a cup of gold. Reaching and straining to catch the moon, you may catch a firefly. But if you grow up you will realise that you cannot have the moon, and would not want it if you could. And you will catch no fireflies.…

May 30, 2012

Steven E. Wedel

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life, steinbeck, summer, writing, youth