For My Son: A Novella

Six. Only six of them could be rescued, and that did not go past him. Time was running out, and he was counting down. Not the minutes. He was selecting those that he would eliminate, ensuring his survival, and if they did not move fast enough, he would take them all out. He would be the last one standing, and Sandy could not allow that to happen. If only her son were here with her, but she can’t wait for him.

For My Son is a dystopian novella exploring the depth of one woman, who stands at the edge of the world, hoping and praying that her son returns to her before she has to decide, leave when rescue finally arrives or remain at the end and wait for him.

Book Cover and Interior Layout created by Emily St. Marie
Edited by Adele Brinkley

Melissa R. Mendelson has been writing short stories and poetry since high school.  Her focus has been primarily horror and dystopian, but she also makes room for science-fiction.  She has a particular interest in identity, who we really are especially in the face of high stakes, unspeakable evils.  With events in 2019/2020 when she was faced with a crisis of fertility and motherhood along with the pandemic, she created a prose poetry collection, This Will Remain With Us and a short story collection, Stories Written On Covid Walls, which were both published by Wild Ink Publishing.