The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1069
| Novel |
Max Niemand carefully prepares his foraging with Ed on the north side of town, and, on the south side, with “Big Jim” Colosimo. Perhaps Bugsy Battaglia can be bought out and papers retrieved that will exonerate Moe Weinberg’s accused murderer. Gary Inbinder, Chicago Max
Chapter 19: Second Meeting With Ed, part 1; part 2
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| Short Stories |
Swain Clatchee has played an important role in his community, but someone new and somewhat more official may bring welcome help.
Charles C. Cole, The Folks of Weezer Township, part 1; conclusion Being “bitten” by a figurative “bug” may mean one has a good or bad urge. But being glommed onto by a real bug leaves no doubt what one is to make of it. Jeffrey Greene, The Ankle Bug, part 1; conclusion Butler Wren is a lawyer who defends a long-standing client and friend against exploitation. Wren’s strategy will resemble a judo move. Anthony Lukas, Butler Wren and the Sign From God, part 1; part 2; conclusion |
| Poetry |
Bill Bowler, I Can’t Keep Up With the Dust Ron Sanders, Ascent |
Departments
| Discussion |
Bewildering Stories discusses...
Elections Won and Lost
with Douglas Young
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Gary Inbinder discusses “Frozen Possibilities” |
| The Reading Room |
Classic Reissue
The “militant piety” in every religion gives varied faces to a worldwide cultural rift. It appears to be headed for conflicts that some see as a global civil war.
Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, review article
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Icelandic Berg Channie Greenberg, Iceberg 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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