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Posted: 4/15/2009 11:10:36 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Grand58742]
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Posted: 4/15/2009 11:11:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/15/2009 11:12:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/15/2009 11:13:35 AM EDT
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CA, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2009 5:49:54 AM EDT
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KICK ASS!!!!
 A very good read. I enjoyed it very much.
Its was well written w/ only a few minor spelling mistakes. In some parts names were switched around. But, this in way detracted from your great story!!!! |
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Posted: 4/16/2009 6:50:53 AM EDT
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Feel free to IM or e-mail me with errors. I am still correcting it as I go along and welcome folks to point out the errors
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CO, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2009 5:33:05 PM EDT
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Awesome!! Thanks for the read.
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WI, USA
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Posted: 4/19/2009 10:21:16 AM EDT
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Thanks for posting it here. Great writing and a great story. I couldn't stop reading it!!!!
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Posted: 4/19/2009 9:16:52 PM EDT
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I have really enjoyed a few stories here, but this one just kicked ass. Thank You for this great read.
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Posted: 4/19/2009 10:08:07 PM EDT
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All,
Thanks for all the kinds words about the story. Being my first one, I wasn't sure if it would go over well or not. I appreciate everyone taking the time to read through it, even though it's 700+ pages long in Word format. Again, thanks Grand |
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SC, USA
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Posted: 4/19/2009 10:25:01 PM EDT
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Awesome! Very interesting read. Kinda hits too close to home in some ways.
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Posted: 4/21/2009 12:11:09 AM EDT
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Thank you for sharing - it's been a fun read.
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KS, USA
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Posted: 4/21/2009 11:51:01 AM EDT
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Grand,
Thanks for the awesome effort and for sharing it with us. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and eagerly look forward to anything else you conjure up in your imagination. Thanks Coop
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Posted: 4/24/2009 2:20:23 AM EDT
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Wow great story!! Got anything else to post up?
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Posted: 4/24/2009 3:42:28 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By broke_again:
Wow great story!! Got anything else to post up? No, sorry to say I have nothing right now. I'm working on a few things, mainly something for another forum, but a few other ideas as well. Like Lights Out (which IMO is a far better story than I could ever conceive) I left the ending open in order to write follow up tales if I so choose and write in some other (shorter) tales. I was working on another story idea not connected with Normal which started looking a lot like Cold Camp (again another fine story) and shelved it until I can get something better for me, more original and furthermore, not something that would be confused with anything out there already. I do have a few follow up stories to Normal which take place during the World War III timeline of the original story, but mainly just ideas and random thoughts I've thrown down on the computer than anything else. Far, far, far from anything that would resemble posting material. I mean, Normal took me two years to finally get done and it's really not finished yet with editing, corrections and whatnot. I'm not like most folks as I don't post a story until I get everything complete. Just a me thing. But I don't think it will take that long on follow up stories. The will be far shorter if I have my way. Again, thanks for the feedback for the story everyone. I appreciate it. Grand |
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Posted: 5/4/2009 10:39:17 PM EDT
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Damn, fine story.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2009 6:51:11 PM EDT
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Good read. I really enjoyed it.
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OK, USA
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Posted: 5/12/2009 8:42:40 PM EDT
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now this here is a great story...I love what happened to that "president for life"
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UT, USA
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Posted: 5/17/2009 5:21:26 AM EDT
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Great story.. Thank you for the entertainment.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/24/2009 12:01:57 AM EDT
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Great read I hope you write more.
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MO, USA
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Posted: 6/11/2009 11:20:29 AM EDT
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Thank you very much for hours of great reading. You know a story is well written when you finish you become sad. I'm sad because I will miss Thomas and others in the story. I thank you for this story and do hope that you decide to add to this story. Just Thanks.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 6/17/2009 4:25:54 PM EDT
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You dont happen to have this in a PDF you could email me? I dont like reading on the computer.
[email protected] |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 6/17/2009 6:06:40 PM EDT
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Great read. I stayed up late two nights to finish it quickly. It was addictive.
Thanks for sharing it!! |
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Posted: 7/21/2009 2:30:10 PM EDT
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Thanks for posting your story. I have enjoyed reading it over the last few days. I also appreciated you exaplining your thought process and reasoning at the end.
Would love to read more about your version of WW3. |
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Posted: 7/22/2009 3:13:30 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Spun:
Would love to read more about your version of WW3. I will probably revisit those stories after I complete "By Law." I have a few in mind, but they will be much shorter. Thanks for taking the time to read it. |
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Posted: 7/24/2009 6:52:03 AM EDT
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I really enjoyed this story, and I look forward to reading some of the short stories if you write them, specifically on the WWIII years.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 12:18:04 AM EDT
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Thanks for several days (and nights) of great reading entertainment. You have the talent of being able to pull the reader into the story as if it is actually happening. Keep it up!
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:52:07 PM EDT
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well thought out, well told.
The only negative to me is the seemingly de rigueur product placement, and gear obsession. While most here know what Black Hills ammo, and Leupold scopes are, many out there in readership land don't, and further more, don't care. |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 4:09:41 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Mannlicher:
well thought out, well told. The only negative to me is the seemingly de rigueur product placement, and gear obsession. While most here know what Black Hills ammo, and Leupold scopes are, many out there in readership land don't, and further more, don't care. Yeah, in looking back on the story, I started noticing how gadget and tech specs happy I got. It was one thing I did learn from this as the latest work (By Law) doesn't have as much in it. A little, but not too bad IMHO. Thanks for the feedback. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/12/2009 10:25:02 PM EDT
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Thank you for the great read!
Looking forward to reading your next tale. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 8/30/2009 4:18:45 PM EDT
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I started reading this one after the break in "By Law".
This has been a great experience and I really appreciate your efforts! ...........Mounger |
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Posted: 9/15/2009 4:53:25 PM EDT
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GREAT STORY! thanks for posting this, it's a gun nuts wet dream
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Posted: 9/30/2009 11:05:32 PM EDT
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I have not read the story yet, but I did just copy the whole thing into a word document.
Soon as I get a chance, I'll print it out. Came out to about 518 pages (at size 10 font). If it's ok with the author, and anyone would like an E-MAIL copy of this in word format, shoot me an i/m with your e-mail. Gene |
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Posted: 10/1/2009 2:34:51 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Grand58742]
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Originally Posted By GENESMITH:
I have not read the story yet, but I did just copy the whole thing into a word document. Soon as I get a chance, I'll print it out. Came out to about 518 pages (at size 10 font). If it's ok with the author, and anyone would like an E-MAIL copy of this in word format, shoot me an i/m with your e-mail. Gene I have it in PDF format already if anyone wants the copy. Shoot me an IM with your e-mail addy. 757 pages at 12 font with my comments added to the end. Thanks for taking the time to offer it up. I don't have the printing capability you obviously do though. ETA: Gene, check IM. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 10/4/2009 5:18:05 AM EDT
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great story i enjoyed it a great deal
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Posted: 10/12/2009 5:55:44 PM EDT
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After I read "By Law", I knew I would have to read the rest of your stuff... GREAT WRITING!
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Posted: 11/2/2009 9:32:29 PM EDT
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Well written. Thank you.
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Posted: 12/26/2009 1:04:55 PM EDT
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wow, ok, tag.
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PA, USA
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Posted: 1/15/2010 10:39:02 PM EDT
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Great story! Enjoyed every bit of the story. Really hit home.
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Posted: 1/16/2010 9:40:55 AM EDT
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Thanks for the kind words and support folks.
And to those who sent me an IM asking for a PDF version. I cannot access my IMs right now and have to log into here through a proxy server. Something wrong with the computer on my end I believe, but I don't know. Anyway, as soon as I can get this corrected, I'll be sending it out. |
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Posted: 1/17/2010 1:55:52 AM EDT
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Great story!
Another note - Who the heck is smoke really? |
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Posted: 1/17/2010 4:53:35 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Hiaboo:
Great story! Another note - Who the heck is smoke really? yea, i was expecting some strange endgame on him. Something like....they went back to see smoke but all that was there was an old corn field, one that hasn't been used to even touched in decades. |
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Posted: 1/17/2010 9:09:56 AM EDT
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No, nothing spooky and no surreal type with Smoke. Just one of those guys who was maybe a little down and out before the crash of society and then profitted by it in the aftermath. He saw an opportunity and jumped on it, but not in a bad way. I think in a major TEOTWAWKI situation, you will find people like that, ordinary people but both good and bad, that see the opportunity arise and take advantage of it. In his case, he was given the crown jewels so to speak.
But he also was one of those guys that just knew things. I think most of us have met that kind of person before. The one that just KNEW things you knew they shouldn't know and you couldn't figure out how they did know the things they knew. The kind that keeps their ears and eyes open and can read people really well. He's that kind of guy. No, I wasn't going to delve into the twilight zone with him. But I guess the closest person I could equate him with being would be Simon Baker from the Mentalist TV show, although I never saw it...don't even think it was on the air even...before writing him into the story. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/18/2010 9:16:55 AM EDT
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Agian, Thank you for the experience of reading your work as well as the pdf copy!
........Mounger |
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LA, USA
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Posted: 3/3/2010 11:55:47 AM EDT
[Last Edit: skiper99]
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Great book, thanks for putting it out there. Only question I have is what happened at the end of chapter 31?
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Posted: 3/4/2010 1:31:10 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By skiper99:
Great book, thanks for putting it out there. Only question I have is what happened at the end of chapter 31? Nothing really in the grand scheme of things. The chapter was kind of a "day in the life of" and reflecting on how much they had changed since the Fall. Just different conversations I might assume would come up at any given point in time in a TEOTWAWKI situation like they had. Plus I had to lead into the whole pregnancy thing and how much it affects Thomas later on. In re-reading it, it does kind of look like I left it hanging a bit, but nothing specifically major happened. Just another "normal" day. |
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Posted: 7/28/2010 3:38:20 AM EDT
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tag
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Posted: 7/28/2010 10:01:06 AM EDT
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is the pdf version still being sent out? if so I'll IM you my email address
thanks! 
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Posted: 7/28/2010 10:35:26 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Hulka73:
is the pdf version still being sent out? if so I'll IM you my email address thanks! I would like a .pdf also. So far, I've got to where Thomas is picking out who is going to be invited to The Ranch. I'm sure there's a lot to go on top of that. |
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Posted: 8/17/2010 7:39:27 AM EDT
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Gentlemen,
Sorry I didn't see this earlier. Yes, a PDF version of Normal is still available. Send me an IM with your e-mail addy and I'll send it off |
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