The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1071
| Novel |
Max Niemand gives good wishes to Benny Levy now that Max has won Benny’s release. Max has attractive political and romantic offers to consider while he wonders what has happened to Olga. Gary Inbinder, Chicago Max |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Dylan T. Bosworth depicts oppression leading to revolt between Parishioners of the Drought. New contributor Marco Etheridge shows how young Luti deals with a superstitious tradition in Iron-Age Britain when he must take flight as The Yule King, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Fariel Shafee records the thoughts and feelings of a mother who has genetically engineered a daughter for The Life Not Lived. |
| Flash Fiction |
It’s cribbage night with Doc Buckle and Miss Mamie, but they’re not ready to settle for Swain Clatchee’s proposal of a three-handed game. Charles C. Cole, Swain Clatchee Gets Set Up |
| Poetry |
Bill Bowler, The Out of Reach Itch Michael Lee Johnson, Just Another Poet |
| Short Poetry |
Michael Wooff, Mandelbrot Set |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Dylan T. Bosworth, Marco Etheridge and Fariel Shafee . |
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| Challenge |
Challenge 1070 Response : Duel at Dawn Challenge 1071 finds that words may sometimes have opposite meanings. It’s usually a bad thing but it could be a good thing to say, The Fix Is In. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Icelandic Lava Channie Greenberg, Soft Landing 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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