SquidHound’s Solution

The following is from my new book, a short story collection entitled 7 or 8 Ways to End the World.

“No, that’s not quite right. Let’s give it another go.”

DJ SquidHound pressed his fingers to his temples and rubbed them in small circles, doing his best to alleviate the headache that had slowly grown like a particularly hardy desert weed behind his eyes over the past four hours. After a few moments, he pulled his fingers away from his head and placed them back on his deck. He opened his eyes, fo...