Earlier this week a posted an interview from fellow writer Carlie Cullen.Now for your enjoyment I give you an excerpt from her new novel.
I was strolling down a tree-lined lane and as I rounded a
bend, there was a tunnel in front of me. As I continued to move closer to it, I
noticed a man standing by the entrance; he looked rather familiar, but I was
too far away to see him clearly. Something from the depths of my soul resonated
and I knew I had to go to him; I quickened my pace. About 80 yards away, I
realised it was Joshua and started running towards him screaming out his name,
but he was moving backwards into the tunnel. I started sprinting trying
desperately to catch up to him, but no matter how fast I ran he still appeared
as far away. I could feel despair mounting along with the physical agony of
pushing my legs to their limits; tears coursed down my cheeks in frustration
and my throat burned from yelling his name.
I was surrounded by shadows which appeared to be closing in
on me as I pelted on towards him and fear began to ripple through me like a
major earth tremor. Abruptly, I collapsed on to my knees, my poor tired legs unable to sustain the extreme effort any longer; I
started to sob and extended a hand forward to him, but he was still too
distant. I cried his name again and again; a mantra I hoped would bring him
back to me . . .
Through the pain of my
dream I became aware of another’s angst and was shocked to discover it was
Becky. At first I couldn’t understand where her pain came from and then it
seemed to meld with mine; we shared each other’s pain and it was difficult to
distinguish where mine ended and hers began.
To learn more about Carlie and her novels visit her at http://carliemacullen.com
or follow her on twitter http://twitter.com/carlie2011c
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