Skies of Dripping Gold: Synopsis and Release Date

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I have plans to self-publish a short story of mine on Amazon. I've been keeping the idea under wraps ever since I started mulling it over in July. But no more. Today I'm going to share.

I'm nice like that.

Sorry. Captain America movie quotes are my second language. Let's try this again. I'll pretend I'm a professional and you pretend like you don't know otherwise: 
Skies of Dripping Gold is a Christian dystopian short story. It falls into the YA age category, though, like most YA fiction, you don't have to be a young adult to enjoy the story and themes.  Christian dystopian is definitely not a category that we're used to seeing a lot of, which is why it was something that I wanted to try. It's not everyday that I get a chance to create something in a largely unexplored genre.

Written through the eyes of an atheistic young man of 19 years, the story-line is as follows:

In an angry, frightened world where the Poison claims many lives, a young man’s belief in Paradise has collapsed into a distant dream. Gabriel can no longer place his trust in the existence of such a place. Not when his sister’s pain continues to sap her strength. Not when prayers for her healing go unanswered.
As the Poison progresses, eating away at Lilly’s life, Gabriel sets off on a desperate climb to save her from death. Struggling to discover the truth behind a world where the skies drip gold, Gabriel tries to maintain his disbelief in a God while clutching after hope for his sister’s salvation. But, as he climbs the cliff that is said to lead to Paradise, he begins to see: if he can’t bring himself to believe in a place of peace and golden skies, then how can he possibly hope for his sister’s rescue? How can he possibly hope for his own? 
I plan to release Skies of Dripping Gold on December 5th. It is 16 pages long. However, since I will be publishing the story on Kindle, it will end up being more like 40 Kindle-sized pages. 
I'm also currently tinkering with the idea of publishing physical copies through CreateSpace, but we'll see how that goes. 
Needless to say, I am ridiculously excited about finally getting to share my fictional writing with you all. This story is one that I am very proud of, which is a very rare thing for me to say, given that I'm psychotic a perfectionist. 
I will be continuing to release updates and other exciting news as we approach December 5th. I have created a separate Pinterest account for my stories, so if you want a little more insight into Skies of Dripping Gold, you can check that out here. 
What do you think? Does the description catch your eye? If so, please feel free to comment, share, and spread the news. I'm beyond excited to see where this goes. 
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