Original flash fiction · Invented characters · Attention with edges
On the last page of a borrowed notebook, Remy found a fictional scene described in one sentence: “A reader keeps checking how many pages remain.” It sounded oddly familiar.
The previous owner had left a reply in a different colour: “Choose a short stopping point and put the page counter out of sight.” Remy wondered whether advice could wait patiently for the right reader.
The borrowed notebook was returned with an extra line. Advice had become correspondence, though the two writers never met.
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Which small choice makes the ending different from the beginning?