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The Kill Floor

October 6, 2006 – 12:03 pm

Fall is the busiest time of year at the slaughterhouse. Farmers are anxious to get their summer’s work into the freezer before winter. Most days, even Saturdays now, are spent cutting away at a very full meat locker. The work is endless. There is always more coming in the back than going out the [...]

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Slaughterhouse Update!

August 22, 2006 – 12:01 am

Today, I, JMF Stone, officially became a butcher. Sure, I’ve been working away at the slaughterhouse for over a month now, but today I was officially inducted into the elite society of meat cutting professionals. And no I didn’t fuck a sheep. If that was all it took I would’ve become a butcher at 13. [...]

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I dream of cheekless pigs

July 12, 2006 – 12:37 pm

Last Wednesday was my first day on the job at Over the Hill Farm. While my job has not yet necessitated the actual killing of live animals, I do spend 8 hours cutting them up into small, delicious, pieces. I also spend most of the morning working next to my sensei, Roger.
I first [...]

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Last week of my life?

June 28, 2006 – 04:49 pm

One week from today, I , JMF Stone, will begin a job with Over The Hill Farm in Benson, Vermont. The name, Over the Hill, seems to foreshadow my mid-life-crisis yet to come, but for now, I am optimistic about the job as my last week of freedom ekes by insignificantly.
To call Over the Hill [...]

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