Short Fiction

2009 had been an interesting year for me in and outside of my writing life. When the year began, I had thought that I would be able to produce a short story a month as well as work on a novel and produce other writing. Things got into the way of that accomplishment, but the stories I started or collected notes on have not died. One of these is the Dance of Death.

As a reminder to some and an introduction to others, Dance of Death is a modern fantasy of a young teenage boy who is faced with crime and the death of someone he loves. In his grief, he is given a present. The present doesn’t look like much, but what is inside . . .a guardian spirit that transforms the boy and his life. The Dance of Death is a story of a victim finding empowerment and a story of that victim coming face to face with the decision to wreck vengeance or control over his actions and emotions.
I had started work on this story, but it remained unfinished due to other obligations. Over the next several weeks, I will be returning to this story and hopefully soon have it either sent to a publisher or posted on my own site for you to read.

Thank you for reading and please visit www.davidalanlucas.com for information on blogs, stories , articles, and poems that I write.