Ferry to Tokyo
Matt and T’mari sail for Tokyo, reuniting with T’monn and L’tani as jealousy, love, and a new V’ren family finds shape.
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Matt Marmaduke
Matthew Johnathan Boone Marmaduke
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We Are Still Here
Matt Marmaduke and T’mari discuss Hiroshima, family memory, V’ren culture, leadership, Japan, grief, duty, and defiance.
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Ports, Borders, and Space Cowboys
At a crowded agribusiness conference, Matt Marmaduke skips migrant-labor platitudes and goes straight to the V’ren, the beacons, and the hard math of borders. He unveils Elkhart, Kansas as a third inland port, invites Ten Tribes and DFZ haulers to cross free, and reminds everyone how little anyone can do about “space cowboys.”
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The Road to “We Need to Talk”
Matt shows T’mari the townhouse that once belonged to Annette, then reads the world’s snark about his youth tour from the front seat of an SUV. One furious livestream later, he fires his PR team, promotes T’mari into a wartime consigliere role, and reframes the world tour as something more than feel-good optics.
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An Invitation to Ninja Clan X
Maja expected backlash, maybe a stiff official warning. She did not expect Ninja Clan X, Star Wars door sounds, or two stormtroopers lounging with yakitori. Then the helmet came off, and Matt Marmaduke offered her a job, a tour, and a new name. T’mari promised diplomatic leverage, and mischief.
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Routes and Responsibilities
Matt’s phone buzzed again, crawling across the table like it wanted out. “Answer it,” T’mari said, eyes on her tablet. “Or turn it off.” “If I turn it off, Angelina will materialize by sheer will,” Matt said. The wall screen floated with edits. “That title is dead,” T’mari added.
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Sycamore Park
May 26, 2440 – 2:00 PM CST Sycamore Park was an eighth of an acre near the eastern edge of
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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.
Media Responses
The Book That Doesn’t Open: The Freehold’s Quiet Sovereignty
In 2440, Zara Vox explains the Marmaduke Freehold’s secret to survival: it is a sovereign sole proprietorship under the CCA. With no shareholders, no debt, and private ledgers, continuity of ownership becomes statehood. Contracts, arbitration, and visible solvency keep critics at bay for 443 years, proving ownership can outlast empires.
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
The Cradle of Earth
When alien refugees descend toward Earth, a military command center scrambles to understand their intentions as Missouri becomes ground zero for humanity’s future.
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The Kinushi Ledger
Matt’s cousin Gary Marmaduke, a botanist-priest and recruiter, and his wife Sayaka, a former J-pop idol, spend a decade crafting The Kinushi Ledger—a living chronicle binding Missouri and Japan.