Guy Belleranti writes fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more for children and adults. His work has been published in print, online and as a podcast. "Noisy Night on Panet Purple Plum" was originally published in Spaceports & Spidersilk, January 2015. It is now a part of Short Édition's series, The Current.

Originally published in Spaceports & Spidersilk, January 2015
SNORRRRR! Jason sat up in his space bunk. What was that noise? It wasn't the wind. He'd heard and felt lots of Planet Purple Plum wind in the front yard that afternoon while Mia and he were building their first ever purple snowman. But it didn't sound like that! SNORRRRR! SNORRRRR! Jason leaped to the floor. It was coming from somewhere in the front of their space house.He rushed around the first corner of the twisting hallway and stopped short. Mia's bedroom lights were ablaze."Mia," Jason whispered. He looked in the room, then in the closet. Mia wasn't there. Spooky, their basset hound and

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