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Everybody Get's a Parting Gift

It could've happened this way

35 total reviews 
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
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I enjoyed this fictional account thoroughly. I find it very creatively written with a fine beginning, interesting middle and a great ending. What else a story needs? A very creative and clever take on D.B. Cooper's story. Good luck in the contest!

 Comment Written 25-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 30-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from lyenochka
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Lol! This was great, Earl! And it's great to see you back posting again! And your story is just as possible as the real D. B. Cooper story. You made it into a fun family story. Best wishes in the contest!!

 Comment Written 25-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 30-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
reply by lyenochka on 30-Nov-2021
    Congrats on your 3rd place finish, Earl!
Comment from Mary Vigasin
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A very creative and clever take on D.B. Cooper's story.
It was a fun and imaginative story. I almost thought it was non-friction until the end.
Brilliant story.
Good luck in the contest.
Regards,
Mary

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 30-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much Mary. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Wendy G
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I enjoyed your story a lot. In a practical sense it would be impossible for him to do this without detection - land, dispose of parachutes, get home with the money, write a note and bury it with the money ... but it is an enjoyable fiction story. Best wishes for your entry.
Wendy

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 30-Nov-2021
    Thank you for reading and reviewing my story. He asked for the parachutes to make sure they gave him one that worked, he only used one and the rest were left on the plane.
Comment from aryr
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This was absolutely amazing, Earl, Good luck wishes in the Family Story Fiction writing prompt. I love the picture and the story you posted was awesome, great suspense and mystery. Great job, well done and immensely enjoyed.

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 30-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
reply by aryr on 30-Nov-2021
    Earl you are so very welcome.
Comment from robyn corum
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Earl,

Wow. Wouldn't that be something? The only thing is that $200, 000 isn't near what it was when DB hijacked that plane. On the other hand, if someone handed me that kind of money, I certainly would not turn my nose up at it. *smile* This was a nice, simple, unexpected sort of story. I enjoyed it. It was delivered in your own unique style - which I have missed. Dude. Get back to it. Yeah?

Thanks and good luck!

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 30-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much Robyn. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story. I'm starting to get back into it slowly, my new job really eats a lot of time. I'll probably get a chapter done this week.
Comment from royowen
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Hah hah, I just couldn't believe it, when I saw your name at the top and in the story, I thought it was an autobiography, but when I got to the end, I realised it was a fictionalised account, I don't think one can jump out of a passenger plane without compromising the flight, but you didn't say what plane. Beautifully written Earl, an excellent post, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 30-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much Roy. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
reply by royowen on 30-Nov-2021
    Most welcome
Comment from damommy
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What a story. You have a great imagination. It would be great to find out your dad really was D. B. Cooper. Will we ever know who it was? You say you haven't posted for a while, but if this is an example of you writing, I saw keep at it. I truly enjoyed this fictional tale.

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 24-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from prettybluebirds
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I love this one. It is creative and certainly something different. It is smoothly written and a fun read. I see this is a contest entry too. I wish you a world of luck in the contest. It looks perfect to me.

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 24-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from Jeff Watkins
Exceptional
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The characters, including the narrator, seem real. The ending leaves the reader with questions--and that's good thing because the rest of the story plays with the idea that the father is D.B. Cooper. I especially like the language you use to create the impression that the narrator is an army veteran. That impression is not central to the story, but it adds depth to the narrator. I also like the contrast between the dad's training and his MOS, or at least what he actually does. Typical army. The jump training feeds suspicion, of course. The fourth paragraph as run-together sentences. Jeff

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2021


reply by the author on 24-Nov-2021
    Thank you very much for the six stars I'm glad you enjoyed the story.. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.