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It's All Relative
by J. M. Snyder
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Dedication: For Bobbi. I miss you.
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Author's Note
While there is actually a city called Sugarcreek in
Pennsylvania, I have never been there, and the town in this
book by the same name is entirely fictional. As far as I know,
none of the landmarks or businesses I mention in the story
exist in the "real" Sugarcreek, with the possible exception of
Wawa (which are spreading up and down the east coast, it
seems). The other cities mentioned in the story—Franklin and
Union City in Pennsylvania, Fort Myer, Fort Detrick, Fort Lee,
Baltimore, and of course Washington, DC—are also real and
again, fictionalized here. Just to clear the record, I realize
that nobody does basic training at Fort Lee, Virginia. As I
understand, it's mostly home to the quartermaster corps, but
it suited the story to move that function to the more northern
Fort Myer.
Though the characters in this story do not resemble
anyone that I am aware of, living or dead, I must admit that
the basis of this story started in 1997, when my grandmother
passed away. I just knew there was a story hidden
somewhere in the family drama and anxiety that surrounded
the days preceding her funeral, and I must apologize to
anyone I may unintentionally offend in the telling of this tale.
I know it's a bit sappy in parts, a bit over the top in others,
but it's a fun ride and I think—I hope— you'll enjoy it.
That said, I must thank my friend Billy for his role as
ubiquitous beta reader (don't worry, that's not a bad thing).
Also, I must thank my brother Patrick and my friend Hilary
from my writers' group for their help in honing the first few
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chapters. They didn't get much farther than that, though,
since the sex made them uneasy. Fortunately I decided to nix
my brother's suggestion of removing all the sex from the
story, since that's a large part of it, and what people really
like to read.
Finally, I want to thank my readers for their patience in
waiting for this book to be published. I mentioned it on my
website over a year ago, but couldn't get it edited in time to
print it that autumn. Well, your wait is over. I hope it was
worth it. Thanks for reading.
J.M. Snyder, October 4th, 2004
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