Oscilloscope Literary MagazineBy: Jeff Fleischer (Q&A With Author Following Story) Attempted Murder By: Jeff Fleischer “I’m going to kill you.” Roger Sheridan wasn’t sure he’d actually heard those words. Then he heard them again. “I’m going to kill you.” All Roger had wanted to do that Monday morning was eat his breakfast on his back porch in […]
Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Jessica Mannion The day I met Laura Ingalls Wilder, she wasn’t doing so good. She was crouched in an alley behind a trashcan, clutching her head like it might fly off. Of course, I didn’t know who she was, then. I just saw a young woman crying, wearing a pretty, […]
Every week, I attempt to highlight a new short story. I usually attempt to bring attention to a short story that is new, rather than merely “new to me.” I also (generally) attempt to highlight short stories from emerging rather than established authors. This week I’m going slightly off-script, in choosing “Waste” by the venerable […]
The Color of Sisyphus’ Suitcase, by James Joaquin Brewer Throughout much of the long flight to China, he was focused on re-reading The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays and reconsidering the implications of Albert Camus’ famous opening stipulation: “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” To which he had […]