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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

February 14th, 2010

firstyesterday | tomorrowlast

That was the very last time I saw her. I remember her face jutting from the thick, billowing smoke. As the blaze roared, she turned and ran.

She stole my heart. I watched it beat in her hand. She smiled at me. Her eyes grew dark. I fell to the ground. My chest felt cold and empty.

Fed my guy nano-laced candy hearts. KISS ME, LUV ME..the bots sealed the deal with MARRY ME. Yum! A blank one..uh, why did I sign a pre-nup?

She told me her heart belonged to me, that is why I keep it on my desk. My co-workers are repulsed because they don’t understand true love.

I forgot the flowers again, so I stalled her with a timestretch VR sim. Five minutes for her, enough time to get roses. Plus chocolate.

“Do you love me more than you love yourself?” she asked. He told her that he’d die for her. His heart transplanted a day later; it was true

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