The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1064
| Novel |
Max has a big day ahead of him. He is chauffeured to a mansion in an elegant part of town, where Cora, a charming daughter in the wealthy Huber family, accepts Max’s deposit in advance of a very dangerous mission. Gary Inbinder, Chicago Max |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor John Knych introduces Jig, who is a loving husband and father on a world in which men are not allowed to live long, lest they cause a world of trouble: A Good Male, part 1;
conclusion New contributor Lisa Lahey depicts how Enid suffers tragic effects of discrimination and loneliness in The Fisherwoman’s Tale. In meaner quarters, excessive weight is ridiculed; in the more refined, it can become art. J. B. Polk, The Woman from a Botero Painting |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Jennifer Thomas introduces a little girl who seems to have inherited a paranormal talent from Distant Ancestors. |
| Poetry |
Ed Ahern, At the Health Club Ron Sanders, Around the Corner |
| Short Poetry |
Bill Bowler, Into the Bubble |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes John Knych, Lisa Lahey and Jennifer Thomas. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1064 finds that stories often raise questions of distinguishing between Who and What. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Honey & Amber Channie Greenberg, Growths 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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