RUNNING FROM THE BEAST

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 PROLOGUE VI

 DEDICATION VIII

 SCENE ONE-THE STRANGER 1

 SCENE TWO-A NEW FRIEND 15

 SCENE THREE-WESTWARD HO! 21

 SCENE FOUR-THE FIRST TEMPTATION 29

 SCENE FIVE-YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART 42

 SCENE SIX-ENTICING HOLLY WOOD 49

 SCENE SEVEN-WHO’S FOOLIN’ WHO? 66

 SCENE EIGHT-NO PAIN, NO PALM 73

 SCENE NINE-MI AMIGO! 93

 SCENE TEN-WELCOMING QUIETUS 107

 SCENE ELEVEN-A TREK WITH QUIETUS 124

 SCENE TWELVE-THE SOCIAL ELITE 136

 SCENE THIRTEEN-THE MERCILESS PILGARLIC 161

 SCENE FOURTEEN-THE DEAD DEPRIVED 179

 SCENE FIFTEEN-CHECKING OUT 190

 SCENE SIXTEEN-THE CUISINE OF DECEIT 202

 SCENE SEVENTEEN-DREAMS AND IMAGINATIONS 230

 SCENE EIGHTEEN-THE EGYPT PARK CARNIVAL 251

 SCENE NINETEEN-A MEETING IN EGYPT PARK 272

SCENE TWENTY-THE MALL OF EXTERNAL THINGS                                                                                                                                                         288

 SCENE TWENTY-ONE-A MEETING WITH THE
 GOOD’S   304

 SCENE TWENTY-TWO-THE LAST OF PROFESSOR
   ITCH     341

  SCENE TWENTY-THREE-ON THE ROAD TO FUTURE
   CITY     350

 
 SCENE TWENTY-FOUR- FARMER REIMER 371

 SCENE TWENTY-FIVE-A CANARY AT A TRUCK STOP 
               385

 SCENE TWENTY-SIX-THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH 400

 SCENE TWENTY-SEVEN-CITY OF THE PAST 419

 SCENE TWENTY-EIGHT-ONE WAY OUT 452

SCENE TWENTY-NINE-LEFTY GIMCRACK AND THE
      COUNTRY OF EXCEPTIONAL THINKING 459

           SCENE THIRTY-A DEAD END 476

                       INTERLUDE 494

                 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 495