Never His Sword

The story of the sword of Damocles, a sword hung by a thread over the neck of a boastful courtier, is all about the sword and how it represents the precarious nature of life and power. But the real story was never about the sword at all, but about the people who hung it there and the people who suffered and why. Because it was never Damocles's sword to begin with.

About the author: Terry Hayman is a former lawyer and actor who now writes full time in the wilds of North Vancouver, British Columbia, where he lives with his wife and children. His stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and in magazines ranging from Boys' Life and Woman's World to Grain and Dreams of Decadence.