The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1076
| Short Stories |
Marie has skills but has a hard time finding work that pays sufficiently. Where is she wanted? Where is she needed? Does ambition count? P. A. Farrell, One Last Dance In a society of the near future, ordinary citizens are called upon to perform more governmental functions than jury duty. The work may be routine or even pleasant, but there’s no guarantee. Jeffrey Greene, The Summons, part 1; part 2; conclusion An extrovert’s expressions may win friends or the opposite. Harrison Kim, When I Lay My Goodness Down, part 1; conclusion |
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| Flash Fiction |
Swain Clatchee has firmly established his reputation as a kindly supporter of the citizens of Weezer Township. It’s time he had a close friend who not only appreciates but understands him. Charles C. Cole, Swain and Althea A member of a private, on-line discussion group of five friends inadvertently tells a bad joke. The consequences are not peculiar only to China; the story may be repeated worldwide. Huina Zheng, The Price of Words |
| Poetry | New contributor Sina Chau-Pech, Seven Old Cambodian Ladies Sitting in the Whirlpool |
| Short Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, Shoring Up the World |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Sina Chau-Pech. |
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| Challenge |
Challenge 1075 Response discusses Intuitive Analysis with L. L. Richardson Challenge 1076 finds it can be difficult to make Reasonable Choices when an empire is listening. |
| The Critics’ Corner |
Bewildering Stories discusses Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé’s Le Portrait du Louvre with Patricia Worth |
| The Reading Room |
Can a democracy or a republic also be an empire? If so, for how long? Classic Reissue: John Dominic Crossan, God & Empire review article |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Miss Havisham 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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