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Synopsis:
There are few horizons in a land ruled by corporations. A truth Maene Traechal and his pregnant wife, Tevis, know all too well. They live in a flophouse for drunken vagrants and rodents tattooed with pest control logos. Advertisements pollute the landscape with trees, clouds, animals, even American soldiers bearing corporate trademarks. Maene cleans highway roadkill by day and scrubs urinals at the world’s largest corporation by night. When the hedonistic CEO falls in love with Tevis, much more than the couple’s marriage is put to the test. Their dreams of a better life come down to one last hope, that their unborn child will be selected for corporate sponsorship.
“Imaginative!” Anchorage Press, 2002.
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Authors note: This was my first full-length novel, and took nearly three years to write. The idea had been in my head for years, and I finally put it on paper while I was supposed to be working in my cubicle. I quit that job after it was published, and have been working for myself ever since. I am very happy with this book, despite some clunky dialogue. I made it very over-the-top, with outlandish characters and situations, to mock the entire advertising industry. The central theme is an attack on unbridled American consumption, underlined with a love story. I think had I written this book after my children were born, it would be better. But, I am still pleased with the writing, the plot, and the story-line. Its as relevant today as it ever was. Actually, at least one of my ideas came to life. The “Flogo”. Clouds bearing corporate logos. We’ll see what other ad ideas in this dystopian novel come true.
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