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Terrorism is in the eye of the beholder. What the Martians consider terrorism is considerably different than what WestHem thinks. In any case, enjoy!

I wrote much of this story before the current war in Ukraine started. Why do I mention that? Chapter 5 is a very dark chapter. Who can come up with the shit in this chapter? The same kind of people who think the Russian atrocities in Ukraine are a good idea. Do me a favor. If you think the Russians are misunderstood and the Ukrainians deserve what is happening to them, don’t send me an email. I don’t need it. Thanks.

My wife just started reading Martian Justice. (She reads incredibly slowly, and I had her read Greenies first.) Anyway, we were talking about the story, and she commented to me about the power of the mega-corporations, “I can almost believe that.”

I responded, “Imagine if Facebook owned every television and radio station, every newspaper, every network, every movie studio - that’s InfoGroup. Imagine if Exxon owned every oil well, every refinery, every gas station, every pipeline - that’s Jovian Gases. And imagine if Price Chopper [a supermarket she retired from] owned every grocery store, every farm and ranch, every warehouse, and every food processing plant - that’s AgriCorp. Think there might be a problem?”

She agreed. There might be a problem.

Meeting some old friends again. Enjoy!

As always, let me know of any errors and typos. I can always upload a fix. At the end of the story, I will upload a complete update to the published versions.

Martian Vengeance has been added to Al Steiner’s Greenies/A Perfect World universe. Chapter 3 has been put in the queue for posting; the last two chapters have been on Earth, now we get to Mars. Enjoy!

I was asked for my posting schedule. My norm is Tuesdays & Fridays, though real life gets in the way on occasion. Thank you to all who have purchased my story so far. I hope you enjoy it. Now I need to come up with a future project. My wife is pushing me to start writing a new story, so she can spend the money (thanks, honey!) I currently haven’t got a fucking clue! I’m on grand jury duty at the moment. Maybe I can do porn grand juror? Suggestions? Thanks.