Those kind folks at Humdrumming, who are publishing my collaborative novel Ouroboros, (and I don't think I've mentioned that in a while, so excuse me), have seen fit to make available my BFS Award-nominated short story The Kraken for your reading pleasure. It has a, um, Kraken, references to Norwegian black metal, and is about, ultimately, enduring friendship. Really. You can find it here:
http://www.humdrumming.co.uk/books/samples/978-1-905532-48-3_Kraken_BFS.pdf