The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 406

Drama	Barclay, eager to get rid of Victor Hugo, tricks Wynfield and Hugo into a fake boxing match. Marina J. Neary, Hugo in London, scene 3; scene 4
Novella	Kir Bulychev introduces a war veteran, Timofei; a nurse, Nadezhda; and her daughter, Olga. Despite a blighted history they have a lot to hope for. But events may conspire to bring them only Half a Life, chapter 1.
Short Stories	New contributor Kirsten Campbell looks kindly upon rambunctious little David. There’s no need to keep the space aliens’ omnidimensional spaceship a secret from him: Dark Matters, part 1; conclusion. What if a would-be astronaut does the right thing for the wrong reasons? Will his good deed go unpunished? Terry J. Larson, A Hero’s Reward, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Dawn Marshallsay shows a world in far worse shape than a man in a wheelchair: Zero Interest. New contributor Filip Šimunović brings interesting characters on stage, but what hope do they have with an audience like Erika? Erika’s Story, part 1; part 2; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	What secret does a wife find in the attic while her husband snores gently? Gloria F. Watts, The Attic.
Poetry	New contributor Matt Jones, The Futility of Blithe Happiness Anna Ruiz, Do Not Astound Me With My Own Perfection

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Kir Bulychev, Kirsten Campbell, Matt Jones, Dawn Marshallsay, and Filip Šimunović.
Challenge	Challenge 406 interrupts: We Interrupt This Transcription...
Letters	Cleveland W. Gibson, “Satanic Degrees” Viacheslav Yatsko, Thematic Indexes?
The Art Gallery	Richard Ong, Parisienne NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Our Earth as Art *Sky and Telescope*, This Week’s Sky at a Glance

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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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