GOITER is the first collection of short stories by Josh Pettinger. It explores the strange and unnerving experience of being a person. GOITER features a traveling ventriloquist accused of a horrible crime, the romantic adventures of a floating head fighting an interdimensional war, and a dystopian epic set in a distant-future online retail warehouse. “Good social commentary, with some moments that made me laugh out loud. Tops in my book! ROBERT CRUMB