Ray Gorham: 77 Days in September

Kyle smiled, every care in the world forgotten. “It’s so good to be here.” He looked at Jennifer, his eyes glistening. “There’s one more person I need to see. I understand he’s made his father proud.”

Jennifer nodded and wiped the tears from her cheeks as she took Kyle by the hand and led him towards the house.

The following April, bins of seeds from Australia and South America, along with instructions for planting and harvesting, were delivered by armed military vehicles to every community in the country.

By July, ten months after the EMP attack, partial power was restored to 10% of the residents within 100 miles of Washington, D.C. By November, 20% of East Coast residents reported between four and six hours of power availability a day.

In December, 20% of power was restored in Montana’s three largest cities.

The following April, nineteen months after the EMP attack, mail delivery was reinstituted. It consisted of one day a week service and was limited to 4x6 postcards. Kyle sent out several postcards the first day of service. They read, simply:

I made it.

They were safe.

God bless you.

Kyle Tait, friend for life.

On behalf of everyone who has helped create this story, I would like to thank you for investing your money and taking the time to read this book. Taking a chance on an unknown author is a risk that is not always rewarded. Hopefully you feel your time has been well spent.

Speaking on behalf of independent authors, I would ask you to help increase our chances of finding success. Trying to break through as an author takes a lot of hard work, time, faith, and the support and encouragement of dozens of people, and even then, most authors find very limited success. In those instances when you read a story that you feel has been well written, is entertaining, and is worth the price of the book, please tell your friends about it, mention it on facebook, or find other ways to spread the word about it. Independent authors have very limited advertising funds, and most of us sell only a handful of books, so each new sale is exciting and motivating.

I would also ask you to consider adding a review on Amazon. The ratings help, the feedback is appreciated, and I can assure you that each review is read multiple times by the author, likely within hours of it being posted.

As far as the subject of EMP's goes, I sincerely believe the threat is real, and it is a subject that most people know little about and are terribly unprepared for. The fact that a rogue state or terrorist organization has the potential to bring our continent to its knees with a single nuclear bomb should keep our leaders up at night. However, seeing as our government is doing next to nothing to protect us, I strongly encourage the reader to take the initiative and do as much preparing as possible to protect themselves and their family.

Some of the resources I would direct you to are: www.empactamerica.org — (the site with the best information on EMPs and the threat they pose), www.survivalblog.com — (an amazing site with hundreds of articles on preparedness), www.mypatriotsupply.com — (a great resource for heirloom seeds and other preparedness items), the survival podcast — (a daily podcast discussing various threats and what can be done to protect yourself).

In addition, there are dozens of books, websites, podcasts, and other resources a person can avail themselves to in order to improve their ability to survive an emergency, whatever form it might take.

Thanks again.

Ray Gorham lives in the small, farming community of Shepherd, Montana with his wife and five children. He runs his log home business by day and writes in the evenings, on weekends, and whenever the weather keeps him inside.

Copyright 2011 by Ray Gorham

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All characters in this work are fictional, and any resemblance to actual persons is completely coincidental.