Earthworms

"Earthworms" is a Lovecraftian short story by American author Cody Goodfellow. It was first published in the November 2011 edition of Midnight Echo magazine.
==Synopsis==
After the fall of civilisation, the last remaining member of a doomsday cult is taken to the stars by the arrival of their long-awaited alien saviours. He awakens prematurely in a cryogenic capsule, virtually unable to breathe due to the toxic atmosphere. When one of the aliens approaches him, it informs the man that his species have been used as living terraformers for countless millennia, the manner in which they pollute and destroy their environments rendering them near-perfect for the aliens. The only stumbling block appears to be the length of time that humans take to annihilate each other.
The man is later transplanted on to a virgin world, a new paradise. The religious fanatics he has been dropped with are already busily tearing down their environment in order to create their new cities.
==Publication History==
Since its debut in Midnight Echo, "Earthworms" has also been included in the Jason Andrew-edited thematic anthology Apotheosis: Stories of Human Survival After the Rise of the Elder Gods.
==Trivia==
*In the introduction to Apotheosis, editor Jason Andrew states that hearing Goodfellow give a reading of "Earthworms" was the catalyst for beginning work on that anthology.
Category:Cody Goodfellow works
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