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The Bruce We Need
by Jay Oatway
Published on SUM FLUX
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Oct 27, 2025
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Old Tom
It's been months, and no one can explain the atmospheric phenomenon reshaping our sky, and our lives. (Re-published from The Weather Reports)
Aug 26, 2025
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The Retirement of a Victorian Witch
An aging cleaning woman at a public swimming pool clings to her magical way of life amid a high-tech renovation
May 12, 2025
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Crash Test
A retired mechanic forms an unlikely bond with Elara, a traumatized rescue car. As they prepare her for a critical self-driving re-certification, Elara…
Mar 13, 2025
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The Reminder
A young man goes in search of what it is to be a man, but what he finds is hard to swallow
Dec 6, 2024
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Jay Oatway
Written Upon Our Souls
In a colonial collective consciousness, a leader must defy her programming to save her people when they face an otherworldly threat, known only in myth
Mar 19, 2024
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Insights & Reviews
From The Mountain, I See Slipstream
How Catherine Lacey became my new secret Slipstream crush, and why she will probably deny all my accusations
Jul 19, 2025
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The Nuclear Option
Or how I learned to love my inbox again
Jul 2, 2025
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Slipstream: When The Writing Gets Weird
I'm calling myself a slipstream writer these days. But what does that mean? What is this genre? Would I even know it if it jumped up and threw buttered…
Jun 12, 2025
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Characters as Heightened Concepts
An idea explained by George Saunders, and demonstrated by Senaa Ahmad
May 20, 2025
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Jay Oatway
Can't Stop Staring Into Bradbury's The Jar
An old-fashioned sideshow horror story is living rent free in my head now
Jul 6, 2024
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Falling Into the Hole: Masterful Character Change In The Face of Oblivion
A slipstream journey to the heart of suburbia, where the 'mystical destination' doesn't live up to expectations, and the characters come back broken
May 30, 2024
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Portension
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The Portension Manifesto
Welcome to Jay Oatway's home for speculative fiction, slipstream stories, and other weird tales.
Mar 8, 2024
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