“Everyone was worried about the Muslims. Who thought the Presbyterians would do us in?”
“Now stand-up! Let’s get to the pod. Those krauts might still be sniffin’ around.”
“Ohhh, man,” Tripeman said, rising to his feet. “We gotta go to that stupid moon, don’t we?”
“Yeah, again, again…no way around it. Sure you don’t want a shot?”
“No, no. I stick to beer. Hard stuff made you a crock.”
“Now, shut everything off. Let’s leave all this as we found it, or as best as we can remember.”
Everything was soon back in its previous order. We just had to bound back up to the surface and the pod. The only screen still on showed the Earth feed. Bob lingered, staring at it. “Seems we should… Say a prayer for Earth, or something, before we go?”
“Oh, now you’ve found religion? Let’s just go…”
I found myself zone out for a bit, staring at Earth myself. I was about to turn the damn feed off and corral Tripeman to the tunnel when…
“I’ll take a shot now,” Bob said.
…Mother Earth exploded, before our very eyes, into a gajillion pieces.
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Look for the titular first novel in the series, “The Cosmic Misadventures of Floyd Pinkerton,” coming… Well, it’s written, but I’m amid the lengthy process of seeking a traditional literary agent and, through him or her, a traditional publisher. I’ve received some “pleasant rejection”--with replies like, “timely and well written, but don’t think I can sell with my publishing contacts,” etc. but, again, a painfully slow process. If it comes down to it, I will publish it the indy way, and continue with the series, but… Keep up with me via my social media links (below).
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As the Internet cut into his freelance (Chicago Tribune, MAD, etc.), Sloop translated stage experience into performing/acting work (TV, ads, films), now regularly playing an Untouchable Tours gangster. After his parents’ deaths (2012 and 2014), he returned novels with his Floyd Pinkerton character.
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