The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1044
| Novel |
Scott and Karyn meet Sneferu, Hetepheres, Jangsu and Khufu. One of the ancients is rather ill-tempered. Fortunately, Karyn can speak some Chinese. Humphrey Price, Temple of the Inscriptions |
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| Novella | Lucas and Adrin would like nothing better than to return to the costume ball and not be interrogated further by the Padronelle. Tannara Young, Beneath the Ink, part 2 |
| Short Stories |
What’s in a signature? A name. What’s in a name? An identity. What’s in an identity? It’s sometimes hard to tell...
Jeffrey Greene, Edith John, part 1; conclusion Allister Nelson depicts in lyrical prose a romantic epic where a witchdaughter meets a Witchfather. New contributor The Apeiron Collective reports what happens to people who peer into the Pre-Bang telescope and lay eyes upon The Thing in the Viewer, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Smoking really may not be good for you in more ways than one. Gary Clifton, Smoking Aunt Felecitina |
| Short Poetry |
Bill Bowler, In the Depths |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 1044 sometimes has to ask complex questions, like: Who’s What? |
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| The Reading Room |
Channie Greenberg, Subrogation excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Forsythia Dreams Ron Sanders, Gala 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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