THE FLYING DREAM

Whether in the face of grief, a family legacy of addiction, a pandemic or a love just out of reach, those inhabiting this collection of short fiction and drama are steeled by bravery and hope. They share a dream that will carry them above the storm.

This collection of six short stories and a one-act play reflects on the challenges that accompany grief, loss, love slightly out of reach and even an unprecedented global pandemic. What girds the principals in each narrative are the very human qualities of bravery, resolve and hope.

David Coddon is a Southern California-based fiction writer, longtime journalist and theater critic. His previous novels include "The Romancer," "There and Back Again," "In Violet" and "The Redeemers." He has also published under the name Barrett McCloud two anthologies of short stories: "Raining in Paradise" and "Blue Tomorrow."