A short fictional biography based on the true accounts of a man, his sexuality and his unrelenting feelings of helplessness.**This story is also found in Short Stories & Such which is an anthology of short stories, flash fiction and poetry written by Janna Hill with contributions by Joe Hill.Excerpt: A coward dies a thousand deaths; a brave man dies but once. Tom considered the modern adage and decided he preferred William Shakespeare's version. A thousand wouldn't cover it for him. He had longed for death at least that many times since the age of ten; by the age of forty he had quit counting.