Escape from Coolville by Sherman Sutherland For all the L.J. Davenports of the world. ESCAPE FROM COOLVILLE. Copyright © 2012 by Sherman Sutherland. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law. Published by Platen Press Washington, D.C. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Library of Congress Control Number: 2012910208 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sutherland, Sherman. Escape from coolville : a novel / Sherman Sutherland.—1st ed. p. cm. ISBN: 978-0-9857501-0-7 (pbk.) eISBN: 978-0-9857501-8-3 1. Autobiography—Authorship—Fiction. 2. Karma—Fiction. 3. Humor. 4. Psychic readings—Fiction. 5. Revenge—Fiction. 6. Telemarketing—Fiction. I. Title PS3566.U84 E83 2012 813'.54—dc21 2012910208 Book design: Tara Hsiao Images: L.T. Wang Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents