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Tapioca: A Squiddies Short Story
Unlike her brother, Thomas, Betty has chosen to board one of the Squiddies ships and go with them to a new planet. Her main reason, staying with her partner, Joanie. The only food supply is a grey gruel with what appears to be tapioca, which Betty can't stand. On top of the disappointing food, Joanie has broken up with Betty, choosing to start a family with another survivor, Travis. These things only make Betty wish she'd chosen to stay behind on Earth. When Joanie starts showing signs of morning sickness, things are not as they seem. Betty doesn't see Joanie for three weeks. Worried and noticing the lack of survivors in the mess hall, Betty asks a man where everyone is, only to be told that folks are sick. Possibly dying. What Betty finds makes her wish even more that she never boarded the Squiddies ship.
16 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 22, 2020
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December 1, 2022
This is exactly the type of short story I enjoy: great imagery, a bit of mystery, and a feeling of resolution yet much left unanswered so I end up wanting more. I'm going to be reading the other Squiddies short story, 'Remains', and hopefully, there will be more of them. The aliens are ruthless yet calm and polite. It's chilling.
January 23, 2021
A group of earthlings are on the way to a distant planet. Their ship is manned by aliens who resemble giant squids. The narrator is repulsed by the food and doesn't eat much of it. The other humans start getting very ill and disappearing. Eventually, realising that they've stayed healthy, the squiddies take matters into their own hands and reveal the horrifying truth.
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