NOVEL IDEA - "Inter States, A Prospective Novel of 2040," Installment 10

NOVEL IDEA - "Inter States, A Prospective Novel of 2040," Installment 9

NOVEL IDEA - "Inter States, A Prospective Novel of 2040," Installment 8

See the latest missive from James Kunstler:

The American Empire Is Bankrupt

Here's a gloomy assessment of what could lie ahead, if the US dollar is dropped as a global reserve currency.

Posted by Chris Hedges to Truthdig, June 14, 2009 

Divided We Stand

What would California look like broken in
three? Or a Republic of New England? With the federal government
reaching for ever more power, redrawing the map is enticing, says Paul
Starobin
By PAUL STAROBIN

• Wall Street Journal Online
• U.S. NEWS

NOVEL IDEA - "Inter States, A Prospective Novel of 2040," Installment 7

Harvard MBA Ethics Oath: Treating the Symptoms?

Tomorrow (June 4th), nearly half of Harvard’s graduating MBA class is expected to have signed the “MBA Oath,” a student-initiated pledge to act ethically in the business world (see http://mbaoath.org/).

Here it is:

NOVEL IDEA - "Inter States, A Prospective Novel of 2040," Installment 6

In this installment, more is learned about Jake Wilder and the world accessible to a member of Congress, although his link to Grandma and Mike is not yet revealed.  Meanwhile, Grandma and Mike encounter followers of The Plain Word, one of many growing religious sects.

Download Installment 6 (Chapters 12-14) below.

Chapter 12: "Train Ride North"

Chapter 13: "A Meeting of the Plain Word"

Inter States

A Prospective Novel about Vermont's and America's Future, set in 2040
(Published serially during 2009 through Vermont Commons)