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John Lucas
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John Joseph Lucas,(13 April 1993–) is an American philosopher, author, I.T specialist and aspiring lawyer. He is considered to be one of the most influential short story writers of the early 21st century. Lucas is best known for The District ( January 2012), The Silk Dress ( February 2012 ), and The Dance (February 2013). His writing contributed to the revitalization of American short story literature in the late 2000s.

Early Life
Lucas was born in Barrington, Illinois, a northwestern suburb of Chicago. His father, a lawyer owns a general practice firm in Barrington. Lucas’s mother works as an anesthesiologist for Good Shepherd Hospital, also located in Barrington. Lucas himself spent the summers of his teenage years working at both Good Shepherds Hospital and his father’s practice. He has one brother, Michael Lucas, born in 1998 and a sister born in 1995, Lauren Lucas.

Education
Lucas attended a few local schools in Barrington and finished his education at Elgin Academy, where he graduated in 2011. In his spare time he wrote numerous anecdotes and developed his infamous theories through is love for inspirational and unique quotations. He was actively engaged in extracurricular activities, such as cross country, Model United Nations and debating. One of his teachers described Lucas as “sensitive yet hard and driven working student”. Lucas is currently attending Villanova University where he studies Accounting and Management Information Systems and is due to graduate in 2016. In 2013 he will embark on a year abroad at London’s University of Westminster.

Writing Career
In addition to his many philosophical notes dedicated to an evaluation of life, Lucas has published numerous works, many of these can be found in Five Short Stories: Volume I. His later works include The Dance and a yet to be released book about the mysteries of our universe and latest scientific discoveries of our solar system. Lucas’s ideas for his fiction were said to be born out of his dreams. He was a generally modest character when it came to his writing and success.

Travel
Lucas developed a love for traveling and diverse cultures at an early stage in life, visiting Europe as a young child and expanding his scope of travels from there on. His greatest ambition is to visit Antarctica.

Later Life
''That my dear, is up to you, Happy 20th Birthday- make the best out of it. This is just the bare bones of your life- you still have a long way ahead of you, use it, nothing is impossible! ''