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A Cephalopodic Duel, Part 2--Issue #14

By Cliff K. Starbrake Thus it was I found myself facing down the aquatic creature. Actually, this one seemed just as at home out of the water as in it. Added to that, it had tentacles at least twelve feet long. Things were not looking good. If you haven’t read Part One, that won’t make any sense. So go ahead and do that. I can wait. Done? Good. We may now continue.

A Cephalopodic Duel, Part One--Issue-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named

I had never though of death by gladiator octopus as a real thing. Not until now. Now, many of you are probably confused at this point. I don’t blame you. Perhaps we should take a step back and explain how I ended up in that situation. Inter-dimensional traveler isn’t one of those careers that you can just start because it sounds cool. Your five-year-old self can’t say to your parents “I want to be an inter-dimensional traveler” and expect them to nod and smile and say how nice that is.