From the Ancient Greek: θαύμα- “miracle/wonder” & -τρόπος “pattern/theme” or—originally—“turn/direction”

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

tweets

February 7th, 2009

#futureJer God DAMN it! Someone broke into the cellar last night. We’ve been lax on keeping guard. No idea how much we lost yet, checking

#futureJer the thieves only made away with several jars of raspberry preserves and two sacks of potatoes. Still posting guards from now on.

“Tell me a scary story,” the boy says, holding marshmallows over the fire. “OK” says the man, pulling out a knife. “This escaped killer...”