by Mindy McGinnis…

I came here for quiet and have found exactly that, at first enjoying the utter silence of my isolation. There was no small joy in letting a cup of coffee grow cold in my hands as I sat on the deck, never hearing a car or the small vibrations of my cell, long dead. The white noise of life faded away, and once left with nothing I became keenly aware of the soundlessness, a pressure upon my ears.

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Mindy McGinnis is the author of Not A Drop To Drink and In A Handful of Dust, a post-apocalyptic survival duology, as well as A Madness So Discreet, a Gothic historical thriller which was a 2016 Edgar Award Winner. Find out more about Mindy at MindyMcginnis.com.