Author: Andrew Goshert
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Villainy, Viciousness, and Vegetables (part 2)
No one knew what to say, no one but Tom who expressed it quite adequately, “holy Nibblerflutzers.” One extremely hairy and big potato climbed onto the crate ahead of him. Glancing at the moon, he gave a vegetational screech-ish howl like a wolf on a cliff or a bat in a cave. “Were-potatoes!” I said Read more
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Villainy, Viciousness, and Vegetables (part 1)
Let’s say I wasn’t that surprised when the floor caved in. I had been expecting as much for a while. I could hear my uncle, thankfully, shouting from what was probably the first floor of the basement, “Hey, Eric?” “Yes, Uncle?” “Could you get me a ladder?” he sounded like he hadn’t just crashed through Read more
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Station Gen. II (part 2)
Tyler rushed up the hallway, pushing past the wall of people bottling it up. Alfred stood at the entrance, blocking it as others tried to push past him into the room. A few tech operators were aiding him, but almost everyone else was pressing on the small barricade. “What is going on?” Tyler shouted. “Daren Read more
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Station Gen. II (part 1)
Deep Space Research Station Orbiting Sun 2154 AD “Neptune is bright and clear tonight.” Alfred Gilssan looked up, annoyed. “Anything worthy of my time? I mean.” Daren Tass turned away from the large picture window that showed the space beyond. Of course, it wasn’t real glass or any window. It was a screen projecting the Read more
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Memoirs of a Warrior
He eased into his chair, holding onto that lifeline — his cane. He absent-mindedly patted the head of the large black dog beside him. He breathed in and out, gasping like each breath was his last. They seemed unduly attached, almost ridiculously so, as the dog proceeded to curl up at the man’s feet. Owning Read more
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The Scout
We were once a great race. We ruled the whole known world with unstoppable force. We fought wars against hideous beings and cleared out land, making a name for ourselves. We built a civilization that rivaled all others, with armies numbering in the tens of thousands. We established an infrastructure and legal code, created an Read more
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Nibblerflutzer
It descended like a shadow of death, with all the glory and horror of untouched power. It menacingly brooded over the mountain tops and broke with all the force of a hundred waves on a sea shore. The thunderstorm had started when we were on our way up the mountain. My younger brother Thomas had Read more