We the People Are Good to Eat

In a fatally overpopulated future Earth, all that the people have to eat is each other and they thank God for every meal.

In this world, keeping the population trimmed and the meat quota filled is every citizen’s responsibility.  Gladiator type combat games are now a high school team sport.  This is the students’ way of participating in both the population trimming and meat harvest.

A Cheerleader/Warrior Girl discovers that certain things in this world are not the way that everybody believes.  Then events begin to happen, which might turn their world upside down.

Chapter 1 More Meat to Eat

1 “More Meat to Eat ” The Island City of Manhattan was a single building, 12 miles long, 3 miles wide, and 2,000 Levels high. At 7:37 AM, on the...

2 Homecoming Dance

(End of chapter 1) The lights were back on in the gym. Men from the West Side Meat Company were collecting the bodies; tossing them onto wheeled...

3 Principal's Office

3 Principal’s Office On Monday morning, Karen Bennet and Louise Torelli sat in Mr. Logan's 2nd Period, 12 th Grade History Class, taking notes on his...

4 Girls' Gym

4 Girls' Gym Second period had ended. Karen was on time for her third period girl's physical education class. When she entered the girls' locker room...

5 Harvested

5 Harvested Karen felt herself moving. She also felt cold, and she was shivering. She was lying on a cold metal surface that rumbled beneath her, as...

6 "I Want to Celebrate!"

6 "I Want to Celebrate!" Dave Krendell had left the school that morning, carrying his edu-computer along the thickly packed corridor streets; hoping...

Chapter 7 Principal's Office Again

7 Principal’s Office The next morning, immediately after Homeroom, Dave, Louise and Karen stood in the Principal's office. Mrs. Ramierez stood with...

Chapter 8 Glad He Ate Her

8 Glad He Ate Her An hour after Warrior Team practice ended on Tuesday afternoon, members of the HS L-1378-55 Warrior Team and the Cheerleading Squad...

Chapter 9 Weekend Excursion

9 Weekend Excursion At 7:30 on Saturday morning, Dave and Karen joined the crowd on the thickly packed elevator, which filled the entire block on the...

10 Extended Stay

(Continuation from Chapter 9) "For the first time in my life, I'm in a place where there aren't crowds of people. We can see for miles from where we...

11 Protocol U

11 Protocol U Louise had arrived at the Glad He Ate Her early in the afternoon. The hangout was not as crowded on Saturdays, as it was after school...

12 Lost and Frightened

12 “Lost and Frightened” The following day, the H.S. L-1378-55 Combat Team, fought with swords and shields, in the Gymnasium of a Yeshiva High School...

13 Accommodations

13 Accommodations In the warmth of the afternoon, Pastor Domnick Luzak strolled beside Dave and Karen, away from the Zabelton crossroads, along the...

14 "It's Happened Again."

14 “It’s Happened Again.” On Monday morning Alyce arrived at H.S. L-1378-55, about 15 minutes early. She carried her edu-computer into the crowded...

15 "People From Hell"

(Continued from Chapter 14) "It was on the News this morning. An explosion occurred down around Level 920. It killed 32 people. It was mentioned in a...

16 "An Unbridgeable Gap'?"

16 “An ‘Unbridgeable Gap’?” Dave and Karen left the Church and got into Pastor Luzak's dark green hovercar that was parked out front. Then he drove...

17 "Welcome To Paradise"

17 “Welcome to Paradise” Pastor Luzak had driven Dave, Karen, his brother Henry and niece Charlene to a small cove on the shore of Lake Wallenpaupack...

18 "Open the Door Please"

18 Invitation to the Wilderness On Wednesday morning, the headline on the H.S. L-1378-55 Student's Newsletter declared: "SECOND DEAD STUDENT...

19 Historic Journey

19 Historic Journey By 7 AM the following morning, Louise, Alyce and Sarah had boarded the express elevator on Level 1380, along with Jimmy and Larry...

20 Reuniting

20 Reuniting The Delegation from outside the City Building, headed through the dark, shivery cold tunnel. Dave, Karen and Louise, who used the...

21 Magic City

21 Magic City Pastor Domnick Luzak and his niece Charlene now stood beside Dave, Karen and Louise. They stood looking across the thickly packed crowd...

22 Making an Impression

22 Making an Impression Domnick and Charlene continued moving along the crowded corridors of the City Building with Dave, Karen and Louise. As they...

23 A Matter of Conscience

23 A Matter of Conscience Pastor Luzak and the others followed the Reverend back along the corridor, then around a corner, where they entered a small...

24 Sunday

24 Sunday The next day was Sunday. Dave and Karen attended the 9:30 AM Worship Service, at Reverend MacDougal's Church. Today, no one was casually...

25 "No Longer a Wussy"

(Continued from Chapter 24) Larry bought her one fat sausage in a bun, and a plastic cup of carbonized blood drink, with a plastic straw poking out...

26 "Healthy Bloodlust"

(Continued from Chapter 25) “It’ll be okay Charlene.” Louise told her, “Listen. You wouldn’t be fighting alone. Sarah and I will both stand fighting...

27 "The Way Things Are Done"

(Continued from Chapter 26) “Right.” Charlene said, “No problem. From now on, I will only offer my affections, to whoever my future betrothed will be...

28 Zabelton

28 Zabelton Today, the third Saturday in June, was Breakthrough Day; beginning the week long Celebration of the 25 th Anniversary of the unsealing of...