#fifthissue
In her autobiographical essay, Noémi Saly flicks through her grandmothers photo album and learns about her affair with the legendary actor Béla Lugosi.
A group of people in a therapy session explore the more sumptuous sides of their hidden desires and touch on the intertwining of trauma and desire.
A conversation with the “Princess of Photoshop”, Flóra Borsi about photography, surrealism and unconventional artistic processes – and how art can be about personal survival.
Weary and worn, Christiana Democracy considers her name, its history, and questions whether in this world a person can still believe.
Magda’s life is defined by alcohol, cigarettes, and relationships with older men as a paid companion, but can she still give her young life meaning?
In his poem, Petr Borkovec quietly, concisely, and with exacting observation sharpens out a dramatic micro-story.
Closed wards, inertia, and the summer the rivers broke their banks—a meeting between two young people in a cheap bar unearths buried emotion.
In his personal essay, Austrian writer Cornelius Hell looks back on his own youth and analyses ” personal beauty” with references to local cultural history.
