We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the fact that many inventions had their birth as toys.—Eric Hoffer

Thaumatrope is a twitter fiction magazine for
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under 140 characters—edited by @nelilly.

stories

Mar 23, 2010

Sliding off the last carapace, I cursed. The old lady had been so close to the truth. Unfortunately, it wasn’t turtles ALL the way down.

Apr 23, 2010

She told him he was the most cold-hearted person she’d ever met. He made arrangements with the cryogenics lab. She hated being right.