The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1003
| Novel |
First, Gil Doyle was murdered; now it’s the turn of someone only indirectly involved with the underworld. The lawmen are ready to ride. Gary Inbinder, Phantom Point |
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| Novella |
The villain has been brought to justice; now, Adrian and Anne Marlow’s daughter must consign the true story to the ocean depths. Brian Yapko, San Damien and the Red Daggers |
| Short Stories |
A post-apocalypse survivor becomes a literary archeological treasure in her own time:
Dee Artea, Foraging for the Future. Does food sometimes go bad? If the consumers are bad, this concoction can get downright evil: Ron Davidson, A Dish With Bite, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Susan W. Kemp sends two friends into the “Great Perhaps” only to get an unexpected answer: Sorry, Wrong Afterlife, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Where’s an old friend when you really need him? Sometimes at the site of a shared youthful diversion:
Charles C. Cole, Skipping Stones With an Old Friend. When asked, a lover finds a lot to like about his beloved: Changming Yuan, Emotional Curiosity. |
| Short Poetry |
Kevin Broccoli, Mayflower, Mango and Palm |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Susan W. Kemp. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1003 needs chemical and cultural analyses. Is it Lead or a Dive? |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, The Lonely Bride Ron Sanders, Rhea A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Sky and Telescope, This Week’s Sky at a Glance |
Randomly selected Bewildering motto:
Randomly selected classic rejection notice:
Bewildering Stories’ official mottoes:
“Poems are not made with ideas; they are made with words.” — Stéphane Mallarmé
Ars longa, vita brevis. Rough translation: “Proofreading never ends.”
To Bewildering Stories’ schedule: In Times to Come
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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