The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1051
| Novel | When spy meets spy, Lemm Meetrich learns of unexpected skullduggery. And it takes unexpected form on the street and in court. Alcuin Fromm, Unseen Friends, Unseen Foes. part 2 |
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| Novella | Paris Jade and Owen must settle the question of the Lizard People once and for all. Shauna Checkley, Wild Confines, part 2; part 3 |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Cassandra Beals introduces Mjal, who must decide between loyalty to family or to his profession as a young physician in the plague-stricken land of Shambhala. Out of the Nest, part 1; part 2; conclusion Could a tyrannical medieval lord be succeeded by a son who is peaceful and clement? By rank and right, yes. But beware of ambitious tyrants; they do not respect law, and they seek only their own gain. Val Votrin, The Last Will of Lord Halewyn, part 1; conclusion |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Martha Cipolla depicts Jocelyn’s forgiving nature in action when she inquires of her sister Eliana and is told that She Went West. In the back country, the Sheriff and his men must thwart a local marauder who seems to be as elusive as a werewolf. Gary Clifton, The Saw Dog Mountain Monster |
| Poetry | Richard Magahiz, The War Monument |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Cassandra Beals and Martha Cipolla. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1051 finds that in this issue a lot of people and... things Go Bump in the Night. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Hunter’s Moon John Eric Ellison, Future Librarian 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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