Drinker:

by Michael Jasper

There are Elders, and then there are Drinkers. Our narrator, alas, is a Drinker, and his life on the planet called Wannoshay is one of hardship and unimaginable he must travel many miles to gather water from the shrinking oceans, and carry it back to his people. In his belly.

"'Drinker' by Michael Jasper provides a model for enveloping readers in a nonhuman, alien culture" -- The Fix

A prequel to Michael Jasper's near-future science fiction novel The Wannoshay Cycle , and previously published in the DAW anthology Heroes in Training , "Drinker" tells the tale of a young alien who just might become great.

28 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 26, 2011

About the author

Michael Jasper is fascinated with exploring the places where the normal meets the strange. In pursuit of this fascination, he has published over a dozen novels, a story collection, and over sixty short stories, along with a digital comic with artist Niki Smith.

In the past he's tried bartending, teaching junior high, painting houses, being a secret shopper, working construction, and many more jobs; he prefers fiction writing. For his day job, he works as a technical writer.

He lives with his family in North Carolina, and his website is michaeljasper.net.