Content: vietnam

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A warrior humorist. Does this work for you as a short story? Any comments welcomed.

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A sweeping tale that takes the reader from the mountains of the Southwest to the war-torn coast of Vietnam, and finally to New England. As a lonely teenager Gary meets Kristina Preston, the most stunning girl he has ever seen, and has no idea that his life will be forever changed. We follow Gary’s journey through life-altering twists of fortune that fling him from familiar worlds into others that are unknown and have unpredictable consequences. Along the way, there is adventure, drama, love, loss, sadness, revelations, unexpected events, the growth of wisdom and understanding, and many personal and social changes between the late 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s, as well as glimpses of Gary's life in the early 2000s. I would appreciate feedback about your overall degree of interest in the story, as well as any other comments that come to mind. Thanks.

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The year is 1970. The American public is crying out for change, mounting opposition to the Vietnam War and rising racial tensions spawn organized protests, riots, and domestic terrorism. President Nixon, preparing to run for a second term, wants to lay the blame for the country’s unrest on communist fueled radical student organizations and minority rights movements, and he charges his intelligence agencies to find the expletive deleted unamerican subversives no holds barred. Joelle Samuels, a student activist, has just completed her junior year in college when she meets post doctoral fellow George Nicholas and comes to the attention of the CIA. When a CIA agent gives the couple the choice of working as CIA informants or having Joelle face felony charges for her involvement in the Abortion Underground, Joelle and George feign cooperation. But cooperation, feigned or otherwise, will not keep them out of harm’s way for Joelle and George have become pawns in a scheme to maintain a decades old CIA cover-up and they will have to find the truth to keep their freedom - perhaps to stay alive.

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I tweaked this bit to improve on the structure. It is an erratic piece of verse but intentional. Let me know if this should be kept as I’m cutting away my dribble from my best work…….

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Because this novel does not fit into any specific genre, I am going with Commercial Fiction. It has equal elements of Romance, Love Story and Drama. Suspense and humor are no strangers to the story, either. To me, it is a drama fueled by the quest of two lovers to find one another after a very lengthy separation. Two young lovers, Randy Harris and Brenda Chandler, are separated by totally unexpected circumstances beyond their control. They are taken from their small-towm roots of rural Kansas, Randy to Georgia and Brenda to Texas. The year is 1963. Weeks turn into months, months into years. Each starts a new life of his and her own. However, rarely does one completley forget about the other. But Randy and Brenda face substantial, and sometimes horrific, challenges in their new, seaparate lives. The drama and tension hover around every corner. Randy goes to jail, charged with the brutal slaying of his dearest friend. And that's not the only major trauma in his young life. Brenda's life moves in a most unexpected direction for a naive farm girl. She has her own tragedy to deal with. The untimely deaths of people they love torment both of them. In Brenda's case, the death leaves her with a heavy burden of guilt she can't seem to shake. Each enjoys moments of joy and rewards. But it seems there is always something lurking around the corner that wants to dampen those moments. But you will fall in love with the quirky humor of old Pop Johnson and the compassion of Bruce Armstrong. They are sure to make you smile between the tragedies and challenges. And there are a couple of places where you might want to have a Kleenex handy. Pop's story of his early days in Georgie will almost certainky bring a tear to your eyes. Randy's return from Vietnam culminates in a gut-wrenching discovery. There is quite an unexpected twist at the end. You probably won't see it coming! All comments, suggestions and nits are welcome. And thanks in advance for your time to read and comment, should you choose to. PS: The improper grammar in some of the dialougue is intentional.

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Does the title help or hurt the story? I don't exactly want to call it "Ocean Tale" or "Squid Story" or "Nightmare in a Trailer", but if you have a better idea, let me know.

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This is a story about Cruncher, a Marine thought dead in Vietnam, who goes on a private mission for the woman he loves but ends up fighting with a rag-tag band of soldiers in the famous battle of Hue.

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