Tom Snethen

Author of Lethal Dose: 50%; Do You Have a Marriageable Mother?

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Do You Have a Marriageable Mother?

Do You Have a Marriageable Mother?

Do You have a Marriageable Mother? — a retaliation opportunity for a woman whose mother has set her up on unwanted blind dates. The widower wearing the shirt believes it’s a chance to win over the daughter first and get a cordial introduction to an appreciative woman. His own daughter has vowed to unearth and stamp out every candidate who might replace her mother. His aerobics instructor, his neighbor and his late wife’s hair dresser all have … Read More about Do You Have a Marriageable Mother?

About Tom Snethen

Tom Snethen

I grew up on a farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley — herding cattle, hauling hay and pitching manure. My father made his living trading livestock — cattle, horses, sheep, hogs — anything with four legs. I spent my formative years sitting on a Ford pickup fender in barnyards listening to Dad trade yarns with farmers as warm-ups to making their deal. A story would end and … Read More about About

Lethal Dose: 50%

Poison

Lethal Dose: 50% — a source of remedial education for people who don’t know: Why chemists wash their hands before they use the toilet. Why Breaking and Entering should be a required collegiate course. Why you should keep your pecker out of your paycheck. Preston Charles, chemist, invents … Read More about Lethal Dose: 50%

Real World Industrial Chemistry

Industrial Safety

Real chemists wash their hands before they use the toilet.

Company Meetings

Most industrial meetings are called by fascists who enjoy abusing the employees who create the wealth that they mismanage. They prod chemists toward fruitless, inhospitable and brain-racking activities.

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‘Malco’ Receives Fiction Award

Across the Margin has named Tom’s story, “Malco,” one of its “most treasured moments in fiction” during 2021.

 

“Malco,” which the publication calls “A fanciful tale about a hapless yet mystical burro that acts as a scathing critique of Corporate America…” appeared in the August 20, 2021, edition. You can read the story here and check out the list of Across the Margin’s 2021 selections here

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