Soul Fountain
Short Fiction – Auto Pilot (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
AUTO PILOT By, Melissa R. Mendelson “How was your father’s funeral?” “It was fine.” “Just fine, Gary?” Gary stretched out on a brown, leather couch. He turned to look at the older gentleman sitting near him with his legs crossed ...
Poem – Out of Tears (By Ndifreke George)
OUT OF TEARS In a world of deaf people No one hears her cry Or even her scream for attention The abandoned beautiful girl In the paradise of carnivorous men Ravaged for times she has lost count And her sweet ...
Poem – WINTERS CROSS (By Joseph Cavera)
WINTERS CROSS (By Joseph Cavera) Clouds up above, letting man know He has no premise, untouched flow And we hope for promising years After shedding a thousand tears Yesterday’s sorrow constantly nears Though the moon shines blue By dawn, will ...
Poem – JUST FOR KICKS (By Joseph Cavera)
JUST FOR KICKS (By Joseph Cavera) There once was a fool named Scott, Who enjoyed kicking things a lot To his surprise, He met his demise, When he kicked a meteor that was still hot ...
Poem – With her name in your mouth… (By Simon Perchik)
With her name in your mouth more than a word, a morning and everywhere on Earth at the same time, in daylight though once every year you eat an apple in silence as if a whisper could pull the stars ...
Short Story – MORNING RUN (By Norbert Kovacs)
MORNING RUN by Norbert Kovacs (Originally published in FIVE:2:ONE's #thesideshow, May 12, 2018. The author has revised the text.) For three weeks, Phil's veins ran with anticipation. He woke with a tingling in his arms and a warmth suffusing his ...
Poem – SECOND SELF (By Roger Singer)
SECOND SELF - By Roger Singer The second self of me is the gift unwrapped. The adventure in need of a path. A stone to be dislodged. A bridge that crosses every part, leading to passions and fears. It’s a ...
Poem – IF YOU THOUGHT THIS YEAR WAS BAD (By Ray Gallucci)
IF YOU THOUGHT THIS YEAR WAS BAD … (Based on "December 21, 2012: The Real Doomsday?" from http://www.viewzone.com/endtime.html) Doomsday forecasts I believe Offer humans no reprieve. But, unlike the common thread, Won't be we who strike us dead. No atomic ...
Poem – WHAT LIES BENEATH (By Ray Gallucci)
WHAT LIES BENEATH At base of elevator shaft Lives planet I once knew (Preserved by technologic craft) On which earth’s surface grew. Beneath a roof of greenhouse glass Lies planet of my birth Supporting seven levels vast Of Hotel Planet ...
Poem – Checkpoint (By David Russell)
Checkpoint Lurching, they bluster – ghouls into the chasm. Fierce lava, blowing, nullifies their fall And dissipates harsh gravity’s concussion, Forces a seething screen of phoenix cowardice, Leaping to swell Into a fresh, mendacious crust, Tripping and throttling the led ...
