Worldbuilding

Tethered Rail Network

A first-year plan maps the V’ren Trust tethered rail from Columbia to Rolla, Stockton, and Pittsburg, then west to Elkhart and north to Ogallala before looping through Ames Depot. Freight-heavy 200 kph segments give way to 800–1,550 kph high-velocity runs. Hubs and spurs seed 340 new settlements across CCA territory.

Media Interview

Engines of Order: Inside Arrow Rock, Matt Marmaduke’s Personal Dominion

Robb Report’s Liora Keene tours Arrow Rock, Matt Marmaduke’s privately deeded dominion beside the sovereign Freehold. Silent electric vehicles, closed-loop solar grids, and leasehold governance reveal prosperity built on solvency, reliability, and debt-free administration. With Freehold Inc managing assets, the town embodies quiet order through maintenance, not spectacle—everyday life here.

Worldbuilding

Private Fiefdoms & Enclaves of the Marmadukes (Author Notes)

In the post-collapse Midwest, Matt Marmaduke personally controls over 200 private fiefdoms—self-contained farm, timber, mining, and cultural enclaves outside Freehold law. Inheritance from the Grable line, quiet corporate deals, and legacy seizures shaped holdings like Takumimura and Mohonar Bari, amid complex CCA geography. Airstrips and lakefront parcels keep them connected.

Loose Signals

From Publius

From The Desk of PubliusJune 3, 2440 The world once believed that legitimacy flowed from old institutions—parliaments, universities, boards of

Media Interview

Little Shinjuku on the Plains

Little Shinjuku in Marshall is a two-story world where Japanese street culture meets Midwest creativity. Rina, Camille, and Maja guide us through stalls of fabric, shrines, manga shops, neon corridors, karaoke bars, and late-night diners. What emerges is a portrait of a community built on motion, craft, identity, and the surprising harmony of Tokyo spirit under Missouri skies.

Media Interview

The Marshall Six

Six Marshall girls—Anna, Lucy, Maja, Rina, Sophie, and Camille—turn a press-filled skatepark night into a portrait of motion, confidence, and Missouri culture. Over boba, adobo-covered fries, and unfiltered honesty, they push back on Freehold myths, define their own identity, and skate toward futures entirely their own.

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