EP Flash: Oasis
Published by SFEley on 6 Jun 2005 at 1:36 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under Flash, Podcasts, Rated PG.
By Greg van Eekhout.
Read by Stephen Eley.
You turn a lever that pops open the cover of the control pad. There’s a big red button labeled OPEN AIRLOCK. You jab it. Then you jab the CONFIRM button. Then you push the handle thing, and it’s all over.
Download the Escape Pod Flash.
Note: This piece marks the debut of Escape Pod’s flash fiction — very short stories that will be released between our weekly issues on an irregular basis. We chose “Oasis” as our first because, well, it’s about an escape pod. One can even imagine our logo image as the illustration for this story.
Thomas on 19 Jun 2005 at 12:23 am: 1
I’m liking the flash fiction. At first I wondered how it could possibly be pulled off and done well, but I think between this one and the other one (”Strange Girlfriend”) that they’ve definitely impressed me with the quality.
I liked the ending, although you see it coming, its kind of a sad inevitibility.
Duncan on 2 Dec 2005 at 5:55 pm: 2
This format rocks. I was shown this site after Halloween by Chris Miller. Just decided to start on episode one so I just found this format. It rocks on.
Rick’s Ramblings » Blog Archive » Podcasts: Escape Pod on 14 Dec 2005 at 1:55 am: 3
[...] Recommendations: Short Story (a.k.a. Flash): Oasis Humor: In His Footsteps Adult: Snow day [...]
Mitch on 17 Feb 2006 at 8:20 pm: 4
This has got to be the most depressing work of fiction I have ever read.
And oddly, I want to know more. I’d love to hear a full-blown episode expanding on this!
And yes, I had the EP logo in my head the whole flash…