Khaki Pants: A Vacation Story

By Chris Stralyn

**Short Story**True Story**
Ever have one of those vacations where you thought it couldn't possibly get any worse, and then it did? Told with wit & humor, Khaki Pants - A Vacation Story makes you thankful for all those vacations where only a little bit went wrong! With everything from car troubles to bedbugs, snakes to blizzards, and soooo much more, you can't help but laugh along with the Stralyn family as they do their best to survive a real life National Lampoon Vacation!

This is a reprint of the original story that started author Chris Stralyn on the path to success & includes a Bonus Excerpt from her top rated thriller This Time You Lose.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chris Stralyn
• Release date: Jan 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781465812988

Chris Stralyn

Chris Stralyn never intended to be a writer. Short-order cook, security guard, safety officer, childcare provider, and teacher were all titles she’d worn – but never writer. Then she entered an essay contest for “The Worst Vacation Ever” and won. Writing became her new hobby, and soon she had several articles in print with local publications. This was followed by a short story, The Khaki Pants, which was published by RDR Publishing in an anthology that went on to sell over a million copies. A suspense thriller was her next undertaking, and in 2008 This Time You Lose was named a finalist in the TNBW Strongest Start Novel Competition. Four months later it earned the distinction of being a TNBW Readers Choice Top Ten Novel, and has remained on the Top Ten list ever since. Chris Stralyn continues to put pen to paper in her endeavour to appease the Muse within. She lives in Michigan with her husband and family.

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Khaki Pants

A Vacation Story

By Chris Stralyn

Copyright 2012

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Khaki Pants –A Vacation Story

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Khaki Pants

A Vacation Story

It all started with a hole in the road.

Two days into our annual spring break vacation, my husband Dennis and I, along with our 12 year old son Andy, and 13 year old nephew AJ, were headed south on I-75 in northern Florida. After the long drive from Michigan, we were thrilled to be within hours of our destination.

Then disaster struck – and our nightmare vacation began.

Dennis swerved hard to the right to avoid a large hole in the road. The front tires of our new conversion van missed the two-foot chasm, but the rear tires scored a direct hit. Dennis maintained control of the van, but the jolt caused both Andy and AJ to spill their king size fountain drinks in their laps. As they grabbed napkins to try and sop up the mess, we pulled into the next gas station to