GHOST IN THE COWL progress update

Now 70,000 words into the rough draft of GHOST IN THE COWL! Let’s have a short excerpt:

“What happened to you?” said Caina.

“I…I do not remember,” said the old beggar. “The blood…the blood takes away the pain. I…I think…”

His strange eyes grew huge, and he shied against the wall.

“I can see you,” he whispered.

“Of course you can,” said Caina. “I am right here.”

“The shadows,” said the beggar. “I can…I can see all the shadows. So many shadows! They are following you! All the shadows!” He began to weep. “Don’t let them hurt me, please, don’t let them…”

-JM