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Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Twelve
Methane War The first time I saw Meisner on television I didn’t know who he was, and I worked for FemCad. His official role at that time was Press Officer. Apparently was brought on to do a better job at … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Eight
Methane Collector FemCad had a subsidiary: the Methane Collection Service. If FemCad was like the IRS, then the Methane Collection Service was like the postal service except in reverse: a civil service union charged with collecting methane and other gases. … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable – Chapter Four
Leaks A few months after I finished my stint as a test subject for Humachinix Integration, some UnGastro documents were leaked to the press and accusations were made by a former UnGastro employee and a former test subject. The allegations … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable – Chapter Three
Biology While the politics behind the lobbying was interesting, I was curious about the director’s reference to the use of methane collection units on humans. It was clear he was not joking. And if he was not joking, this was … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable–Chapter Two
Coal I forgot about Farmer Brown and his cows. Finding a job at the time was more important so I focused my attention there. Six months later I landed a job with an environmental lobby group. Then the cows came … Continue reading
Methane Wars, Coming Really Soon
Hello All, I’ve decided to serialize a short novel I wrote a few years ago. I’ll publish a chapter a day until the chapters run out. It’s called “Methane Wars: A Fable.” It’s about cows and methane and such. A … Continue reading
In Search of Gritty Cuisine
Coal-fired oven. For me this notion conjures up visions of industrial era London caked in soot. And the Black Sheep, pizza shop that uses coal-fired ovens, had that promise of olden days written all over it. When we got the … Continue reading
Fortress of Dissolitude 