The billboard, of course, represented the campaign and logo design of Susan Francisco, in whose accomplishment George took uncommon pride. She had not, after all, been fired; and her comments to her employers had not, after all, fallen on deaf ears, jaded human ears though they may have been.
Susan regularly expressed to George her mixed feelings about the firm that paid her salary these days. She wasn’t so sure anymore that she wanted to keep working there. But stay or leave—George was quick to remind her—for the moment she could do either on her own terms. She liked being reminded of that, and he liked the spring in her step the reminder produced.
As much as he liked the billboard.
And her logo, underneath which was the slogan containing the product’s new name.
“A Little SCENTS-ITIVITY® Goes a Long Way . . .” it read.
Not especially clever.
Not particularly flashy.
Plainness itself, really.
But you sure couldn’t argue with the sentiment.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DAVID SPENCER was lyricist to composer Alan Menken, and co-librettist with Alan Brennert, for the recent SF musical Weird Romance (original cast album on Columbia Records, published version by Samuel French). He has also written the English adaptation and new lyrics for La Bohème at the Public Theatre; book and lyrics for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, based on the novel by Mordecai Richler (music by Alan Menken); the music and lyrics for Pulp, a one-act musical (book by Bruce Peyton) that has been produced in various regional venues as the most acclaimed segment of the anthology evening Stories; Playthings, a one-act play produced at Theatre Three in Los Angeles; the music and lyrics for two new musicals, currently in progress; as well as scripts and stories for episodic television.
Mr. Spencer is on the faculty of the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and a member of the Dramatists Guild.
Alien Nation: Passing Fancy is his first novel.
Table of Contents
BACK COVER
BOOKS
TITLEPAGE
COPYRIGHT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AUTHOR’S NOTE
FIVE YEARS FROM TODAY;
PROLOGUE
DAY ONE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
DAY TWO
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
DAY THREE
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
DAY FOUR
CHAPTER 21
FIVE YEARS FROM TODAY;
EPILOGUE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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