The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 415
| Novel |
The police arrest Jonas on suspicion of suspicious behavior. But they discover that Jonas is officially non-existent. Making the charge stick seems to be more trouble than it’s worth. Jonas has a friend who may be able to help him get a job working for cash. Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Error, chapter 3 |
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| Novella |
Capt. Jim Blunt is given his official orders. Now he has to let the minions of the Death King find him. They do, in a casino. Once again, Blunt has to plan and act quickly to gain the upper hand. Danielle L. Parker, Death King, chapter 4; chapter 5 |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Kevin Bennett introduces the mysterious Guru and his retinue. The Guru makes his cameraman, Keith, an offer Keith can’t accept: The Keith Papers, part 1; conclusion. What if the skin cells people shed gathered together to form clones? James A. Ford, Changelings. New contributor Bruce Memblatt introduces Madeline, a hairdresser who accidentally disfisgures a beauty queen: A Cut Above the Rest. How do the gods feel when Aldous makes a Faustian bargain? Slawomir Rapala, The Loneliest of Gods, part 1; conlusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Amy Locke depicts a dream sequence in which visitors experience curiosity and frustration in a natural history museum: Unlost. |
| Prose Poetry |
New contributor Sari Krosinsky records a message of farewell to the elder gods: Leaving Mithra. |
| Short Poetry |
J. B. Hogan, Last Contact |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Kevin Bennett, Sari Krosinsky, Amy Locke, and Bruce Memblatt. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 415: Put Those Scissors Down, Babe |
| Letters | Arnold Hollander, Breveries? |
| The Reading Room |
David Redd reviews Eric C. Williams, For Mona |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Sky and Telescope, This Week’s Sky at a Glance |
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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