The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1005
| Novels |
As a private detective, Joe Avery has brought aid and comfort to faery people of fantasy and folklore when they needed it. But now he must deal with a man who comes to him straight out of a medieval legend. The question is, ultimately, not who the man is but what he does. Charles C. Cole, Joe Avery
Chapter 19: Joe Avery Marches to a Different Tune
The honesty of the youngest witness helps Marshal Rivers, Eve and Max unlock the remaining mystery. Gary Inbinder, Phantom Point
Chapter 28: The Moore Investigation, part 1;
part 2
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| Short Stories |
Three magicians attend a party where they find that their magic tricks are not tricks at all:
Ronald Schulte, Sammy the Sorcerer, part 1; conclusion. A standard disclaimer says that prior performance does not guarantee future success. It applies to everything: Ralph E. Shaffer, The Great Recession Comes to Owens Valley. In the Old South, tradition rules. But only one or two generations later, children and grandchildren are enjoying the freedom — and the tastes — of the New South: Douglas Young, An Urgent Legal Matter, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
He goes back in time, over and over again, trying to make a happy young singer a success in her career and life. But what happens to him in this quixotic quest?
David Barber, The Life and Times of Grace Flick. What does poor Valentine need most in a women’s prison? A loving kitty-cat with the initiative and prowess of a James Bond: Shauna Checkley, The Takedown. |
| Poetry | Julie Brandon, Stillness |
| Short Poetry |
Harrison Kim, I Could Have Done Anything |
Memoir |
Ute Carson, Caught in the U.S. Healthcare Maze, part 1; conclusion |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 1005 recites Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son. |
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Tapestry of Bones Ron Sanders, Face to Face 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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