New short story!
Hi community!
I have recently posted a new work of mine to the FanFic website, Archive of Our Own. Entitled, “The Secret of Your Great Strength,” the story is a modern retelling of the Samson and Delilah story from the Torah (also known as the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible). All the key elements of the original plot are there, but the story doesn’t progress how you may think it will. Though perhaps people named Samson and Delilah should have known better than to get into a relationship….
For me, the compelling reason to write it was to explore how our society sets up expectations about gender roles, spirituality, and mental health. And to consider how these expectations can cause real harm even when everyone involved goes in with good intentions. There is no villain here: our fears, assumptions, and inflexible ethics can be enough to bring destruction.
That’s what was in my head while writing it. (And those ideas led me to an ending I didn’t anticipate until I got there!) But don’t worry. If all those ideas sound too complicated for reading for pleasure, I think it’s also an exciting read!
Here’s the link to read it: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53556733.
Enjoy!