let the good doctor chew on that nugget of knowledge for a while. For all the lousy advice this guy has to offer, thought Franklin, a dose of wisdom from Miss Parson at Grover Cleveland Elementary might serve him well. Franklin bent his face into that impish smile that Little 101 had complimented him on and turned back towards the window. The flight attendant returned with the drinks. Dr. Mennox leaned back and sipped his martini. He also could not help overhearing that the man seated next to him was named Franklin on the telephone, yet referred to himself as Mario. Whether or not he wished to admit it, he was miles and miles down the Road to Crazy. With all the lonely nuts out there I’ll never go out of business, thought Dr. Mennox. He looked at his gold Rolex. They would be landing in three hours. With any luck, this fat nut next to me will get drunk and pass out, he thought. He finished his martini with a gulp and tried like hell to avoid eye contact.
A BOUT THE A UTHOR Chris Millis wrote the screenplay for Small Apartments , which made its World Premiere at the 2012 South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Millis is a prize-winning, bestselling author, producer, screenwriter, and cartoonist. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Upstate New York where he lives with his wife and identical twin sons.