The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 377
| Novel |
Bela and Diana go to meet Samantha at her home, and Bela takes possession of the mysterious book. Now Diana has to run away as fast as she can: Robert N. Stephenson, Uttuku |
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| Short Stories |
A wedding may look nice, but are you sure you want to go through with it if you don’t know what it’s all about? Eileen Elkinson, Small Star Awaits Your Visit. What genre does this belong to? Does it matter? Shayne Holzman, Mentally Unfit. Leet is a “codeworm” on the lam from mysterious political opponents. He has to decide what his nature is and what it will be: Brian Trent, Everywhere After All, part 1; part 2; conclusion. Peter has been a failure as a 15th-century knight but, as a werewolf, he exemplifies the best in the code of chivalry: Robert S. Tyler Darkness to Darkness, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
When a guy doesn’t know his own mind, even his apartment can get frustrated enough to start nagging him: Martin Green, Satisfying the Ghost. Three strange characters meet under strange circumstances and achieve a resolution to a strange problem: Julie Wornan, White Shadows. |
| Poetry |
Liana Alaverdova, Beauty Queens New contributor Robert Shmigelsky, Mirror Dance, Trickster’s Jinx |
| Short Poetry |
John Grey, Location, Location, Location Marina J. Neary, President of the Sore Thumb Convention |
| Memoir | Henry F. Tonn, College Days |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Robert Shmigelsky. |
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| Challenge |
Challenge 375 Response:
Bertrand Cayzac and Don Webb, “Experimental Writing”
Challenge 376 Response: Oonah V. Joslin, “R is for Rocket...”Challenge 377 warns against taking Easy Ways Out. |
| The Reading Room |
Danielle L. Parker reviews Philip Kerr, Berlin Noir |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Our Earth as Art |
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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