Otters In Space 2 – Chapter 23: Earth

by Mary E. Lowd

An excerpt from Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly.  If you’d prefer, you can start with Chapter 1, return to the previous chapter, or skip ahead.

“Trugger named the ship…” her voice caught for a moment before she continued. “He named it Brighton’s Destiny…”

Trudith heard barking as she approached the Campaign Headquarters early in the morning.  The blinds were closed against the harsh slant of morning light.  Trudith couldn’t see inside, but she recognized Lucky’s voice shouting.

The door burst open, rattling on its hinges.  Lucky stalked out past her, barely bothering to throw a grumbled greeting her way.  That wasn’t like him.  He was a genial, pleasant dog most of the time.  One of the easiest people to get along with that Trudith had ever met.  He probably had to be, she figured, to survive being married to Petra. Continue reading “Otters In Space 2 – Chapter 23: Earth”

Otters In Space 2 – Chapter 22: The Great Red Spot

by Mary E. Lowd

An excerpt from Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly.  If you’d prefer, you can start with Chapter 1, return to the previous chapter, or skip ahead.

“We can’t hide out here singing about penguins until the Jolly Barracuda gets back. We’ll have company long before then.”

The entire ship wasn’t transparent, Kipper realized.  The room with the airlock where Trugger and Kipper had emerged from their disguise boxes had opaque ceilings.  The room with the octopus tank did too, as well as several of the hallways.  For all Kipper knew, she was slumped against one of the opaque parts of the ship right now.  Her tired body wanted to believe, but her paranoid cat’s mind couldn’t stop thinking about how much the surface of the sail ship reminded her of the one-way mirrors she’d seen in cop shows. Continue reading “Otters In Space 2 – Chapter 22: The Great Red Spot”