Man or Mouse

Lt. Bonner knew the starcraft needed repairs and that he – a mere cook – couldn’t fix it. Shortly, the vessel would crash onto the planet below.

He’d have to try the genetic accelerator again, though it hadn’t been reliable. He had emerged from its chamber as a janitor and a florist, among other things, even though he believed he’d set the dials to engineer.

He walked into the booth. After the orange glow ended, he emerged. . . a lobster. The crash was imminent now.

He chuckled a “lobstery” chuckle, thinking about confused future archeologists wondering how crustaceans got into space.

Mike has had over 150 audio plays dramatized, won many awards, and had two short film scripts produced.