The glory in the knowledge that my naiveté is staggering,

I can’t stop dancing and laughing.

Spinning, sun spilling on my face through a veil of Oak leaves.

Unabashed and uninterested in my own nakedness.

The Eternal Child.

Curious and Blissful.

Unaware, will I trip on my own headstone and fall six feet down?

Only to rise up, still dancing.

Puer Aeternus does not dance through the myth of Bacchus

But through the Living One.

Rise up! Rise up!

Dance with an Infant God.

The Blood of the Child washes each of us clean.

In a great circle unending

Death to Life to Death to Life forever

Dance, Puer Aeternus

Praise for Shadowlands

“…Charlie David has crafted intriguing tales that address issues of love, sex and death. He uses wondrous imagery to re-imagine and reinvent popular myths and stories, giving them an exciting queer twist… David keeps readers absorbed, and wanting more.”

—Gary M. Kramer, author of Independent Queer Cinema: Reviews and Interviews

“Charlie David writes with heart, depth, and humanity. Like any journey worth taking, Shadowlands is an adventure, revealing destinations both unexpected and unforgettable.”

—Jesse Archer, author and screenwriter, You Can Run and Violet Tendencies

“Charlie David once again shows the depth of his creativity and talent in yet another aspect of his career. His words resonate deeply and stir up powerful emotions. Incredible stuff, but one wouldn’t expect any less.”

—Jason Clevett, Gay Calgary & Edmonton Magazine

“Multi-faceted Charlie David could easily rest on his laurels, but instead, he continues to explore his many talents, this time offering a heartfelt, and sometimes heartbreaking, collection of stories reflecting the passion and pain of gay male experience.”

—Matt Kailey, Managing Editor, Out Front Colorado

About the Author

CHARLIE DAVID is a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, and his current passions include travel, encounters with wildlife, SCUBA diving, mosaic tiling, podcasts, and working as an audiobook producer for some of his favorite authors in the M/M genre. He resides in Toronto and Montréal, Canada.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of author imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Shadowlands

© 2010 Charlie David.

Cover Art

© 2018 Tyler Dillman

Cover content is for illustrative purposes only and any person depicted on the cover is a model.