Speed of Light.

Below are some sample pages for my upcoming novel, Speed of Light. Throughout the month of February I am presenting it as my first Kickstarter project, and on March 1 it will be published by my imprint, The Word Made Fresh. Please enjoy the sample, and if you have any questions please leave them for me in the comments.  Thanks for looking at my project!

To briefly set the stage:

Several days have passed since the power went out. Unpreparedness on the part of both government and citizens has led to a complete breakdown of public services-- hospitals, police, and fire departments are either stretched beyond their limits or completely off-line. This makes for a very harsh world when people are used to the comforts of modern society, and a general sense of lawlessness has taken over in the Orlando area and surrounding towns.

Rylie is almost completely out of food and water, and it's become clear to her that help is not coming. She does not intend to starve to death in her own house, and thinking that a larger city would be more likely to have either a FEMA or Red Cross presence, she decides to risk driving into Orlando with her mother's car. She stops by the homes of her two best friends to recruit some companions for her journey. The results of her outing are recorded in her journal below.

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It's a long road ahead for Rylie and Courtney, and in situations like this things tend to get worse before they get better. Next stop, Orlando! 

For more about the project, follow Rylie's continuing adventures here.