In life, every ending is just a new beginning
“Every story has an end. But in life, every ending is just a new beginning.”
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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 and a notepad and pen in his lap. His brown eyes held his gaze, and then Gary resumed watching the […]
Read moreShort Fiction – The Candle Lights (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
The Candle Lights by, Melissa R. Mendelson A soft glow slipped across the darkness. It chased the shadows away. All the unwanted emotions like doubt and fear became silenced. Peace was no longer a dream, and the body would know no war or struggle but a beautiful rest. And the eyes flashed open, mirroring the soft glow, and she […]
Read moreCartoon – If That’s Little Bo Peep I Am Not Here
Short Fiction – By The Yellow Light (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
By The Yellow Light by, Melissa R. Mendelson I was nine when my parents got divorced. I could hear them arguing downstairs as I clutched Teddy in my arms. I always felt safe in this house. I didn’t want to leave. I wanted to stay with my mother, and for awhile, I did. But then my father came and […]
Read moreStory / Manuscript – Pearlman (By David Russell)
Pearlman is a mythological fantasy and time travel themed story by David Russell. You can read the story within the embedded PDF viewer, or you can download the PDF to your device for offline reading. You can also print it via the printer button at the top of the viewer. Excerpt: The blow struck; a quota of people saw […]
Read moreZadie Smith Quote – The End
“The end is simply the beginning of an even longer story.” – Zadie Smith
Read moreThucydides Quote – Stories happen to those who tell them
“Stories happen to those who tell them.” – Thucydides
Read moreShort 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 head that he could not explain. He imagined he had keyed into a sense that something good was about to […]
Read moreShort Story – Unfriendly Skies (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
Unfriendly Skies by, Melissa R. Mendelson The sky was portrait blue. White clouds graced across it. The sun dipped in and out. Black strokes of bird swayed into view. The world was quiet and disappeared down below, and all the strangers sat like porcelain dolls, lost inside their minds. Only the engines rumbled, and voices crackled over the radio. […]
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