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Albert Camus

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Monday, November 10, 2014

A classic ghost story using characters rich with supernatural abilities -The Guardians by C. Evenfall

Cover Artist:Sherry Thoman

Description:

The Guardians is the second novella in the series titled; The Wraith of Carter's Mill. The series will include three novellas published in Kindle format. A paperback compilation will include a fourth story, which will only be available in the paperback edition, and will be available late 2014.

Shyanne learned in her teens that like the living, the dead would stop talking to you if you ignore them long enough. After the death of her parents, that is precisely what she did. What good was a gift that allowed the dead to speak with her if her own parents could not? For a year after the accident, she waited, waited for one of them to come to her like the others did, longing for just one more chance to tell them that she loved them. They never came.

By high school graduation she had given up all hope of seeing them again and in the place of that missing hope, resentment filled the void. Every time she saw a spirit or heard a voice, she shut it off, refusing it entry like any unwelcome visitor. By the time she finished her first year of college, spirit siting’s were rare, and if she did see one, it usually lurked at a distance, watching her warily until it evaporated. Shyanne was determined to keep it that way.

An incident during her second year at college reveals her secret to an onlooker. Years later, someone who has witnessed her ability to see and speak to the dead, seeks Shyanne out. She must decide whether to use her gifts to help a haunted family. Shyanne must rely upon spectral Guardians to lead her in the right direction, or risk opening the door to a dark entity that has plagued her family for a century.

GUEST POST
The Afterlife and Paranormal Stories 

I think that most of us have a fascination, to a certain degree, with the afterlife. After all, I believe most of us would like to think there is something after this. This interest is what has kept the paranormal movement alive so long. Hit reality TV shows like Ghost Hunters and Dead Files, designed to titillate the imagination, have sparked a new age movement and given life to the subject. 

We no longer huddle around tables and crystal balls, seeking to communicate with the dead. We are much more brazen and intrusive today; we go in with cameras, EVP recording equipment and EMF detectors. We provoke and antagonize the departed hoping to give them cause to move something, say something or give us the Holy Grail by manifesting into apparitions before our eyes. Are we looking for answers or are we hoping to debunk the existence of ghosts entirely? Are we legitimizing paranormal studies or are we making a mockery of the science? 

Those who have never experienced the paranormal firsthand, but believe, live vicariously through those who have. I think the ratings for this type of programming proves that. 

Our thirst for paranormal fiction is a bi-product of that same fascination. We love ghost stories, particularly true or based in true events stories because they feed our belief in the possibility. 

It does not begin and end with ghosts however; we also love vampires and werewolves. These superstars stretch our imaginations beyond our reality in the most classic of ways. For the believer in ghosts, vampires and werewolves are our fantasy. 

Personally, I know ghosts exist. I have had paranormal experiences that cannot be explained in any other way. If ghosts exist then there is most certainly some type of afterlife. As sure as I am that ghosts are real, I am as confused and have as many questions as the rest of society as to the type of world they belong to. Is their world separated by a fine veil or membrane? Is their reality simply a replay of the life they lived before death? Those questions burn in my mind like everyone else’s. 

My own experiences and the recounts of the experiences of others inspired me to write my paranormal fiction series, The Wraith of Carter’s Mill. Because I am a believer, I absolutely love a classic ghost tale, and I pursue answers to my own questions about the paranormal. 

It is this author’s opinion that there are no skeptics. There are only those who believe and those who have yet to be enlightened.

About the author:
C. Evenfall grew up in a small fishing village in Eastern North Carolina. The area was rich with history, ghost stories and unexplained phenomenon; all fodder for the vivid imaginings of a young girl. She began “collecting” stories at a young age.

At aged six, C. Evenfall experienced the paranormal firsthand and has been seeking answers ever since. 

Her fascination with the unexplainable and her love for old family ghost stories inspired her to write a collection of novellas. Each inspired by the experiences passed down through her family for generations. 

C. Evenfall resides on the Carolina Coast with her husband, a self-proclaimed skeptic. She loves him anyway and the two complement each other perfectly.


1 comment:

Unknown said...

Thank you for having us today. I would REALLY love to hear from your devoted blog fans! Spotlight looks AWESOME. Thank you.
C. Evenfall