What’s in Issue 310
| Novel |
Michael E. Lloyd, Observation Three: Changing Hearts Quo gives Terleone some self-help recommendations as a going-away present. Aboard the Mater, the Captain leads the crew through final plans, thoughts and awards. Maelene is welcomed into the hearts of Toni’s family and friends, and the Domans say their last, sad goodbyes. But back on the bridge of Mother Earth, it’s business as usual.
Chapter 32: Spoleto, Italy
Chapter 33: Handler’s Studio, Mater Chapter 34: Heading for Spain Chapter 35: Hearts and Minds, conclusion |
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| Novella | Faust and Tony Janeway come to grips in a casino on Macau: S. H. Linden, A Stacked Deck, part 5; part 6. |
| Serial | The poor, homeless gypsies have a problem: nobody wants them. Floozman has a solution: everybody loves a circus... Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman and the Traveling Entertainers, part 3; part 4. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Kaalii Cargill depicts a pet that everyone will not only want but need: Behold the Garrohoth. New contributor Tristan D’Agosta has readers both coming and going in The Last Bottle. New contributor Rebecca D. Elswick leaves readers with the question What did Brittany really do? Whatever it is, the material girl is not a model to emulate: What’s Yours Is Mine, part 1; conclusion. A Space Marine follows orders — until they become intolerable: Gary Inbinder, The Unanswered Question, part 1; part 2; conclusion. What TV shows would you like to see from an alternate reality? Eric J. Kregel, Fanboy 4D Taping, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
What is sure to encourage a gardener to garden? Mark Dalligan, Green. A near-tragedy means one thing to some people, another thing to others: Katherine L. Michaels, The Accident. |
| Short Poetry |
Harry Lang, White John Stocks, Left Unsaid |
| Memoir | Will Gray, It Was Nearly Curtains |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Kaallii Cargill, Tristan D’Agosta, and Rebecca D. Elswick. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Bill Bowler, Our Better Selves |
| Challenge |
Special Challenge 310: Observation Observed Challenge 310: If You’re Going to San Francisco... |
| Letters | Michael E. Lloyd, The Long Haul |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day |
Bewildering Stories News
News even on Dome: A real person who plays an important part in Michael E. Lloyd’s Observation trilogy has been selected to host the 2009 Nebula Awards Banquet.
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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