But what if he did? What if he became human? Would the Grim Reaper cling to life as tenaciously as we do? Inspired by the witty and sarcastic styles of Sir Terry Pratchett and Jim Butcher - and by an IRS audit he hopes never to repeat - David wrote this story hoping to bring laughter in a time of grief. Death is the ultimate rigged game, one that the Grim Reaper never loses. “Death and the Taxman” was born as the writing community mourned the passing of Writers of the Future coordinating judge Dave Farland. Now that he’s retired from the Army, David devotes his time to his passions of writing, traveling with his family, and finding new ways to pay his mortgage. He has lived in and traveled through much of Europe, central Asia, and the United States.

David aims to change that, one story at a time.ĭavid joined the US Army after college and, through some glitch in the bureaucracy, convinced Uncle Sam to fund his wanderlust for twenty years.

David writes lighthearted speculative fiction because that's what he loves to read and - this is the important bit - there's not nearly enough humor in the world. Children are ruthless in identifying mistakes in fairy tales. After years of Just One More Story, David began transcribing his midnight ramblings in an attempt to keep his storylines straight. His writing journey began in the oral tradition of convincing his daughter to Go to Sleep with inventive stories. The story and illustration, along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art are published in the international bestselling anthology, L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 which is officially released on May 2.ĭavid Hankins writes from the thriving cornfields of Iowa where he lives with his wife, daughter, and two dragons disguised as cats. His story, 'Death and the Taxman,' is illustrated by Sarah Morrison of Malden, Massachusetts who is an Illustrators of the Future winner herself. BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 2, 2023) - Local QCA writer David Hankins is a winner in the L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and was honored along with eleven other winning writers and twelve winning artists at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California, April 28.

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