The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 408

Drama	Jocelyn is unhappy with both Barclay’s and Hugo’s estimation of her. Kip arrives to save the day: Marina J. Neary, Hugo in London, scene 7; scene 8.
Novella	Pavlysh continues his reports to Dag while exploring the abandoned spaceship. He discovers more and more clues, but the nature of the ship’s crew and the reason for Nadezhda’s presence remain a mystery: Kir Bulychev, Half a Life, chapter 3.
Short Stories	When chased by a grizzly, use landforms to best advantage: Dwight O. Krauss, King of the Bears, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Bridgett Mahoney depicts an allegorical figure’s love for a real person: Time’s Kiss. A black car lurking about town may mean that someone is liable to be startled, but it may not be Ladell (‘Dell’) Bonner, exactly: Mark Spencer, The Black Cadillac, part 1; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	New contributor A. S. Andrews depicts a visit to the past in an old home. The visitor discovers two blankets of different colors. What — or who — is the ‘comforter’? Path of the Comforter. Have you ever wondered what happens to submissions to While You Were Weird? It’s not quite the same as at Bewildering Stories. Almost, but not quite: Channie Greenberg, A Few Constructive Observations.
Poetry	New contributor Üzeyir Lokman Çaycı, I Am Still Hovering Over the Past
Short Poetry	Matt Jones, Fortune Is a Delusion and a Snare

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes A. S. Andrews, Üzeyir Lokman Çaycı, and Bridgett Mahoney.
Challenge	Challenge 408 cycles Time Over Time.
Letters	Richard Ong, Backyard Astronomy
The Art Gallery	Richard Ong, Lunar Sunrise 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

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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