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 Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror fiction under 140 characters - edited by @nelilly.

Thaumatrope is a twitter fiction magazine for
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror fiction
under 140 characters—edited by @nelilly.

stories

August 12th, 2009

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He streched and a dozen servos whined. He breathed and polymer sacs expanded. He ran and hoped this time, maybe, he would actually tire.

Patriots swarmed outside Hypatia’s firewall. Poisoned IMs read, “Pledge your allegiance.” She summoned Archimedes to buy time for backups.

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