AustLit

Remote-study partners Schaum of the planet MaggiNoo and Jerk of planet Earth do not understand or like each other. Their planets are mutually benefiting from the trade of MaggiNoo dung and as a result the population is forced into unwanted social and inter-cultural contact. An unexpected alliance between Schaum and the small human clones sent to MaggiNoo to perform menial labour brings about an overthrow of Jerk and the mercenary Earthlings. A representation in theatrical form of class struggle and nationalism (or in this case, planetism).

Sex biases create hardship and suffering in the lives of boys and men, as well as girls and women. In this story a young man lives and works in space collecting Spit, the clean fuel that a future-Earth requires. He lives and works in various types of ‘pod’ and has little contact with other human beings. As a result he has fallen in love with a virtual human female called Miss Leila, who keeps him working by flattery and the manipulation of his desire to be ‘heroic’.