Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Nar-Nar Conspiracy
    The Nar-Nar Conspiracy
    The Nar-Nar Conspiracy
    Ebook58 pages56 minutes

    The Nar-Nar Conspiracy

    By Chad Descoteaux

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Nar-Nar is the most popular sport on planet Neptune. And few people love Neptune and nar-nar more than Drohmr, a veteran defensemen for the Planetary Nar-Nar League. His fierce rivalry with a competitive young rookie soon reveals corruption within the ranks of the PNL, where individual players and even journalists are being targeted by high-ranking officials in the Neptunian Senate. Drohmr must find out why this is happening and protect his family before it is too late.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChad Descoteaux
    Release dateMar 12, 2018
    ISBN9781370335176
    The Nar-Nar Conspiracy
    Author

    Chad Descoteaux

    I am a self-published, mildly autistic science fiction author who combines quirky sci-fi elements with issues that we can all relate to. Check out my official website www.turtlerocketbooks.com

    Read more from Chad Descoteaux

    Related to The Nar-Nar Conspiracy

    Related ebooks

    Science Fiction For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Bring Out The Shovels

      Feb 26, 2023

      Bring Out The Shovels
      4 min read

    • Article

      Into The Void

      Nov 6, 2023

      Hello. Are you still there? Of course you are. We’re all still here, stuck in this locked airless room with the stopped clock. By the time you read this, somebody might have unlocked the door and fixed the clock. We may have a government. Or we may n

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Truth Is Out There ...

      Oct 20, 2023

      The Truth Is Out There ...
      10 min read

    • Article

      Trump Tries to Be Normal

      May 2, 2020

      Trump Tries to Be Normal
      5 min read

    • Article

      Editor’s Letter

      Aug 8, 2022

      Last week I came across three black cats. I was out for a walk and as I turned a corner that butted onto the yard of a farmhouse, there they were. Three in a row, all staring at me. I walked away, and they followed. I stopped and they stopped. And th

      2 min read

    • Article

      'Where Have You Gone, Bob Woodward?'

      Sep 16, 2018

      "Where have you gone, Bob Woodward? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you." I asked that question in January, repurposing a Paul Simon lyric to implore the dean of American political reporters to help us make sense of the mess that is the Trump Whi

      2 min read

    • Article

      A Hollywood Mystery

      Aug 14, 2020

      A Hollywood Mystery
      9 min read

    • Article

      On The Constant Hunt For Fresh Outrage

      Aug 2, 2018

      It's a perfect mess befitting our imperfect age. The New York Times announced it was hiring a Sarah Jeong to join its editorial board. A respected reporter on technology and the internet, Jeong is Asian-American. Nanoseconds later, a number of her ob

      3 min read

    • Article

      An Ode to Trump’s Outtakes

      Jul 25, 2022

      His post-insurrection-speech rehearsals are even more revealing—and disturbing—than the final version.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Cicada

      Aug 10, 2023

      Dr. Kamilah Zhang failed to turn up for her eight o’clock physics lecture on a cold Tuesday morning, leaving her students to grumble about unprofessional conduct. One student, a philosophy major, even went so far as to suggest — unethical. By nine o’

      9 min read

    • Article

      Fault Lines

      May 3, 2024

      Fault Lines
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Man Who Broke Politics

      Oct 15, 2018

      The Man Who Broke Politics
      28 min read

    • Article

      Abrama’s End Game

      May 10, 2021

      Abrama had been summoned to the Grand Temple by one of the more fascinating outsiders, the paladin Sir Gödel. Between stone pillars the crowd bustled with the trailing cloaks of shadow elves, the glimmering pauldrons of paladins, the broad shoulders

      19 min read

    • Article

      Truce Or Dare

      Dec 4, 2023

      It’s officially official: David Seymour is Jesus. He must be. The Act leader is now formally working with NZ First captain Winston Peters, something Seymour said back in July he couldn’t do because “I am not Jesus”. Ipso facto, he is now Jesus, thoug

      4 min read

    • Article

      Robot Revolution

      Sep 24, 2020

      Robot Revolution
      2 min read

    • Article

      Trump Makes Captain Queeg Look Like Captain Kirk

      Sep 29, 2019

      Only the ball bearings were missing. The reference, for those who don't know, is to Humphrey Bogart's performance as the emotionally unstable Captain Queeg in the 1954 film "The Caine Mutiny." In a pivotal scene, Bogart vividly etches the captain's m

      2 min read

    • Article

      Brian Grazer

      Sep 20, 2019

      Brian Grazer
      5 min read

    • Article

      The People’s Chris

      Jun 30, 2022

      The People’s Chris
      14 min read

    • Article

      Silence Is Golden

      Oct 30, 2023

      After that interminable election campaign, which seemed to go on for an eternity, there is silence. It is as though the country is now living inside a particularly dreary adaptation of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. “When all through the House, No

      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Nar-Nar Conspiracy

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Nar-Nar Conspiracy - Chad Descoteaux

      THE NAR-NAR CONSPIRACY

      By Chad Descoteaux

      Kratek. (Neptune’s capitol city)

      Walking briskly through the offices of Neptu-Net, his home planet’s largest media outlet, investigative reporter Zurtaugh was holding something in a firm fist. He was holding it so tight that his knuckles turned a lighter shade of green than they normally were. Pulling his brimmed hat down, to avoid making eye contact with the other reporters in this newsroom, Zurtaugh could still hear their conversation.

      They were talking about people Zurtaugh heard about many times before, ad nauseum. But it wasn’t his coworkers’ family or friends. In fact, these coworkers were talking with fervent enthusiasm about people they themselves never met in person. Yet, they knew quite a bit about them. Or at least everything they gathered from media interviews. Particularly their statistics, how well they performed for their respective sports teams. Or whether or not they should be traded and where. And what team would benefit the most from what player’s inclusion.

      Tronim was a terrible center when he played for Peak City. He’s better with Blichik in charge.

      Yeah, but Tronim is a veteran. Blichik should at least listen to him. The whole Warriors team could learn a lot about defending the line during a double run.

      True that. Especially Zwim. He’s such a show-off.

      Occasionally, these conversations about Neptune’s most popular athletes was spiced up by a comment about how beautiful the player’s girlfriends were. Since most of them dated models and movie stars, that was the only aspect of the conversation Zurtaugh would ever throw in his two cents. God, I’m lonely, Zurtaugh thought to himself, the newly-divorced father brushing that thought aside to focus on his work.

      Closing the door to his office in the midst of a heated sports conversation, Zurtaugh opened his fist, revealing a spherical data disc that contained a story he had written the previous night. Zurtaugh knew the impact this story would have and the controversy it would cause. This is why he put forth extra effort into his normal, professional habit of checking and triple-checking his sources.

      The photos he had been given blipped onto his computer’s hologram sphere screen as soon as it was popped into the drive. He saw Graktu, wealthy owner of the Kratek Knights’ professional sports team, having dinner with a powerful union leader. Papers were slipped across the table and signed in between pricy, spicy appetizers and strong, exotic alcoholic drinks. Zurtaugh knew all the ethical questions this meeting would raise. Especially for someone like Graktu, who had just been picked as the Vice Elder running mate of the current Grand Elder Thortu. Thortu was running for his second term in a few months and his former Vice Elder had just resigned after a messy scandal involving eavesdropping on private citizens.

      Odd choice to sell the team to, Zurtaugh said, scrolling through numerous photos and video interview clips with a swipe of his finger. I know he has to sell the team before he’s elected, but Graktu’s got enough trillionaire friends he can…

      Zurtaugh’s heart jumped into his throat when the silence around him was shattered by a commanding man’s voice. He went from thinking he was alone and focusing on his work to letting out a frightened scream and tripping over his desk chair. He stumbled backwards when he heard the man in the shadows speaking to him.

      Mr. Zurtaugh, said the Neptunian man who had been sitting silently in the corner since before Zurtaugh had walked in. He was wearing formal business attire, the kind one would expect from a Neptunian government official. Pardon me for startling you, but we have an urgent matter to discuss.

      Are you from Planetary Service? Zurtaugh asked, putting his chair back under his desk.

      I am from a branch of the Planetary Service Guild who works directly with Grand Elder Thortu. The man stood up, pulling an envelope out of the pocket in his necktie.

      Damn, Zurtaugh thought. High-ranking. Pressing a button that closed down his hologram computer, or at least blacked it out momentarily, Zurtaugh asked, You here to make me shut down this story?

      Seeming offended, the shadow agent nodded, opening his mouth like he was surprised to hear this very insulting suggestion. Mr. Zurtaugh. That would be a horrific breach of our planet’s Constitution. Freedom of speech, the press…

      Which doesn’t answer my question, Zurtaugh stated, clearly suspicious of his visitor.

      Of course not, the man answered directly. "I am simply here to ask a favor of you. I want you to publish your story, by all means, just as you

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1