The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1004
| Novels |
In a friendly conversation, the original wishmaster admits that one of Joe Avery’s three wishes has been “technically” restored. Joe and the genie discover that they have a lot in common. Charles C. Cole, Joe Avery
Chapter 18: Another Wishmaster Sighting
Duke Placco has his escape carefully planned out, but he doesn’t know that Marshal Rivers has a new, sharp-shooting deputy who drives a very fast car. Gary Inbinder, Phantom Point |
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| Short Stories |
Is it worthwhile to save a bunny rabbit if one has to tell off a tiresome relative? For Soledad, some decisions make themselves:
Shauna Checkley, Off Script. Personification is a perfectly legitimate literary device. Just don’t take it too far: Jeffrey Greene, Talking to Death. Old pop music and old guitars can make a truly sinister combination in some hands: Keith LaFountaine, Shredder, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Family relations can blossom when interests and skills are shared: Huina Zheng, A Recipe That Tastes of Home. |
| Poetry | Ron Sanders, The Trashman |
| Short Poetry |
Kevin Broccoli, Ophelia Street |
| Drama | New contributor Olivia Arieti brings on stage a writer who knows why she is being haunted by Chopin’s Nocturne when it’s Nighttime at the Lighthouse. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Olivia Arieti. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1004 asks if we know what we mean by Playing Rolls. |
| The Reading Room |
Jason Powell, No Man’s Ghost excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Arboreal Genie John Eric Ellison, Dance Studio 307 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
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