The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 382
| Novel |
Detective O’Leary personally inspects the crime scene at the site of the Web-server bombing. He discovers a note giving a straightforward explanation. But why does the note have such a strange appearance, and why is O’Leary the first to see it? Karlos Allen, Rusted Chrome |
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| Novella |
Mr. Bloman sets out on an ill-fated jog. Nick declares war on Floater. Honey remembers how she and Nick first met: Bill Bowler, High School Honey |
| Serial |
Nigel Compton has gone time-traveling to his youth, vowing to make himself a better person than he’s become. He’s in for a shock: time travel is not what he expected, and he’s not who he expected to be, either: Graham Debenham, Past Imperfect, part 4; part 5; part 6 |
| Short Stories |
Dutch Moore and Mrs. Medina investigate a strange mystery involving the green belt of the city of Sans Souci. The relationship they began in “Troubleshooters” deepens, but they’re not quite ready to talk about it, not just yet: Tabaré Alvarez, The Corridor, part 1; part 2; conclusion New contributor Glenn Blakeslee ventures onto a featureless plane containing enigmatic boxes, many of which are decorated with mathematical arcana. In the land of quantum physics, Einstein is a kind of Santa Claus: Twenty-One Views of Uncertainty, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Jack Burnsed introduces Lorenzo, an old man who has trouble remembering events. Considering what happens to him, one can understand why... In the Same Boat. New contributor P. F. White recounts a scoundrel’s career, one that will leave you forever blasé about pulp fiction villains: Pale Son: the Life and Times of Bad Bob. |
| Flash Fiction |
Amalia and Ruwena battle it out in a hoverboard race on a desert course: Mark Kertzman, Honest Win. Is revenge all the sweeter the longer it’s planned? Jennifer Walmsley, What You See. |
| Poetry |
New contributor Kenneth Barclay, Sonnet for Helen, in Scots New contributor Udo Hintze, Ode to Pennies |
| Prose Poetry |
New contributor Tyler Hill, Marching On, part 1; conclusion |
| Short Poetry |
Robert Shmigelsky, Treant Wood Dying |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Glenn Blakeslee, Udo Hintze, and P. F. White. |
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| Challenge |
Challenge 382 enjoins: Dust Off the Rule Book. Challenge 382 Response: Tabaré Alvarez, “The Corridor” |
| Editorial | Jerry Wright, Reviewing Books: a Muchness of a Good Thing |
| 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 |
Bewildering Stories News
Travel: The Managing Editor will be traveling May 3-7. Apologies in advance for the inevitably slower and more sporadic e-mail that will ensue. The preview notice may be delayed in reaching some contributors to issue 383; we shall see. Meanwhile, readers can follow the serials to issue 383 by following the Table of Contents in each.
Randomly selected Bewildering motto:
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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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