Story Details
Categories Fantasy Contemporary Fantasy
In “I Will Never Fly Again,” author Mast posits a world where we all have wings and flight is as natural to humans as walking, running, or even singing. For those with broken wings, can the loss of the sky ever be endured?
Author Details
Jonathon Mast lives in Kentucky with his wife and an insanity of children. (A group of children is called an insanity. Trust me.) Many of his stories have appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including Daily Science Fiction. His first novel, The Keeper of Tales, is available from Dark Owl Publishing. You can find him at https://jonathonmastauthor.com/ Two things combined as I started this story: The title itself, "I Will Never Fly Again," and the feeling of deep depression that hit me as I started writing. What would it be like to fly and lose that ability? I wanted to honor that loss, but still end on a positive note. When I finished the first draft, I wasn't happy with it. Thankfully my wife read it, whacked me over the head, and helped me improve it significantly. She helped me form the second-last scene that leads to the conclusion of the story, without which the entire thing falls flat!
Illustrator Details
Jane is the Founder of Chroma Marketing Essentials, a digital marketing agency located in Jeannette PA. She holds a degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and more years of experience than she cares to count. Before founding CME, Jane worked as an Artist, Art Lead, Art Director, and Project Manager for the computer game developer DreamForge Intertainment, where she worked on a number of early computer games, including Roger Zelazny’s Chronomaster. Jane, a lifetime fan of science-fiction and fantasy, has joined her husband Scot in forming DreamForge Magazine.
I Will Never Fly Again, by Jonathon Mast
Author Details
Jonathon Mast lives in Kentucky with his wife and an insanity of children. (A group of children is called an insanity. Trust me.) Many of his stories have appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including Daily Science Fiction. His first novel, The Keeper of Tales, is available from Dark Owl Publishing. You can find him at https://jonathonmastauthor.com/ Two things combined as I started this story: The title itself, "I Will Never Fly Again," and the feeling of deep depression that hit me as I started writing. What would it be like to fly and lose that ability? I wanted to honor that loss, but still end on a positive note. When I finished the first draft, I wasn't happy with it. Thankfully my wife read it, whacked me over the head, and helped me improve it significantly. She helped me form the second-last scene that leads to the conclusion of the story, without which the entire thing falls flat!
Illustrator Details
Jane is the Founder of Chroma Marketing Essentials, a digital marketing agency located in Jeannette PA. She holds a degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and more years of experience than she cares to count. Before founding CME, Jane worked as an Artist, Art Lead, Art Director, and Project Manager for the computer game developer DreamForge Intertainment, where she worked on a number of early computer games, including Roger Zelazny’s Chronomaster. Jane, a lifetime fan of science-fiction and fantasy, has joined her husband Scot in forming DreamForge Magazine.
