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What’s in Issue 1050

Novel Lemm Meetrich is a fresh, new ensign in the Empire’s space fleet, but his first assignment is in counterintelligence on a planet that is strategically vital in a galactic political conflict. Alcuin Fromm, Unseen Friends, Unseen Foes, part 1
Novella What’s a single mother of three-year old twin girls to do when her family and their camper trailer are evicted from a farmer’s acreage on the northern prairies? A friend in need could bring much-needed help. Shauna Checkley, Wild Confines, part 1
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Stories
New contributor Frederick Frankenberg introduces Tommy, a middle-aged man who believes desperately that he ought not to be what he actually is. The appearance of a young co-worker, Nick, complicates matters. The Cart Pusher, part 1; conclusion

New contributor Norman Grey depicts a fantastical battle in cities on a medieval plain. Wind Night, Wolf Night

In the late 20th century, China’s one-child policy might be circumvented by couples who wanted a son. Yao desires a good education for his two daughters and their younger brother, but he discovers that the official policy raises expensive obstacles in many different ways and at many levels. Huina Zheng, A Father’s Quest
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Fiction
A traveler contributes his name to a new baby in a rural town that is celebrating its arrival in a strange ceremony. Charles C. Cole, The Cave Beside the Road

A lonely man observes the adage that “One person’s trash is everybody’s trash.” He proceeds to investigate what his neighbors discard every week and thereby collects personal information about them. In effect, he becomes a sad but effective local spy. Gil Hoy, What We Throw Away
Poetry Julie Brandon, Rising Heat

Departments

Welcome Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Frederick Frankenberg.
Challenge Challenge 1050 finds it can be quite broad-minded to Accept the Exception.
The Art
Gallery
Richard Ong, Music Hall
Channie Greenberg, Skipping Among Galaxies
Ron Sanders, Miscue

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:

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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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