The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1018
| Novel |
Two of Max Niemand’s former police colleagues roust him out of bed at an early hour to inform him of Peg Rooney’s death, in case he doesn’t already know.
Gary Inbinder, The Girl on the Rush Street Bridge
Chapter 2: A Rude Awakening
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| Novella | The interstellar warship Storna receives a message warning of a threat just as an enemy materializes with weapons firing. Alcuin Fromm, Trust Me, part 1 |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Riley Kilmore introduces a child who hopes to flee terror by spending A Night in the Shining Armoire. Marie, a landscape artist, became a playwright’s partner in Paris. After they moved to London, she changed suddenly. But why? And who is this new Marie? Maybe the cat knows something. Ana Teresa Pereira, The Other Girl, part 1; conclusion Military Historian Marelize Smit feels there is something a little odd about Lance Corporal Shaun McCarthy. He senses the mystery, too. Quintin Snell, Ghost of War, part 1; conclusion |
| Flash Fiction |
These days, artificial intelligences can pose as friends. But what if one needs one?
Charles C. Cole, A Pit Stop on a Lonely Road The person who fills the roles of wife and mother may be obscured by others’ expectations. Ying has a chance to step out of the shadows, but it will take some planning.. Huina Zheng, Going Out to Come Home |
| Short Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Octogenarian |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Riley Kilmore. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1018 finds that one can say of some stories It’s So Old It’s New. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, The Queen’s Nest Channie Greenberg, Daydream Ron Sanders, Splashdown 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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