The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1045
| Novel |
Karyn holds the vial of immortality elixir that she and Scott have retrieved, to keep it safe while they return to Palenque. It turns out to be a wise move. Humphrey Price, Temple of the Inscriptions |
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| Novella | Lucas feels that Adrin has betrayed him by secretly joining the rebellion. Perhaps Lucas’s sister, Alaya, will help him calm down. Tannara Young, Beneath the Ink, part 3 |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Paul Cesarini examines how courtiers might tiptoe around an absolute monarch who’s sensitive about his girth.
His Majesty’s Overhaul, part 1;
conclusion New contributor J. M. Faulkner has young Rajiv expose the secret working conditions in An Amazing Warehouse, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Friedrich Wallisch depicts a famous artist bringing a young couple happily together with The Portrait of Martina. — trans. Michael Wooff |
| Flash Fiction |
Burton is told at an early age that his progenitors have never amounted to much. Now he feels he must achieve his ultimate goal. Charles C. Cole, The Climb Down |
| Poetry | Michael Lee Johnson, Darlene |
| Short Poetry |
Shauna Checkley, Octopus |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Paul Cesarini, J. M. Faulkner and Friedrich Wallisch. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1045 finds more than one reason in this issue to recall the Vulcan salutation from Star Trek: Live Long, and Prosper. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Gemstone Mosaic Channie Greenberg, Torn Ron Sanders, Ground Zero 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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