The Oddscope - Volume 1

This zine was made by Maggie Slater a zinemaker from New Hampshire

We gave them some space to tell us about themselves, their process, and what inspires them. This is what they said:

Maggie Slater’s speculative fiction has appeared in Apex Magazine, Science Fiction World, and Redivider, among other venues. She lives in an 1800s farmhouse in New England (USA) with two half-tamed boys, one half-trained dog, her husband, her parents, and at least one benign ghost. When she has an almost quiet moment, she enjoys Haruki Murakami novels, sampling craft beer, and hoarding cheap notebooks.

Every summer, I try to write a short flash story every Friday, just to keep my toes in the writing water despite the inevitable schedule craziness of the season. This zine contains two of these stories, one from Summer 2024 and one from Summer 2025. I played around with using images from an old Scientific American magazine I had kicking around, mixing up the textures and images in bizarre ways that felt weird enough to capture the vibe of this strange little zine.

IG: @maggiedot_writes
Website: maggieslater.com