Wide-eyed, panting, sweating, RUNNING.  Branches whip past my face, leaves crunch underfoot; I’ve been transported to Stereotype World, and this country is Redneck Country.  I’m being pursued by dudes straight out of Deliverance and my butthole is in SERIOUS jeopardy.  I open my eReader.  Magic Flash.  A book on proper grammar and pronunciation appears in my hand.  WTF?  I shrug, stop and turn, and throw it at the oncoming pack, led by some crazy bearded fella named Zeke.  The hillbillies stop in their tracks and I hear, “NOOOO!  PROPER PER’NUNCIATION!”  When the book makes contact with Zeke’s skin I raise my hands to my face; he explodes into a blindingly hot mushroom cloud.  The rest of them scatter.

Sometimes, reading can literally save your ass.  Echo Vol. 1 is FREE on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol. 2 on Kindle here:  Vol.2 on Kindle.