The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 428
| Novels |
Jonas needs to stay awake in order to watch for his pursuers. Frank says coffee won’t suffice and slips Jonas four tablets of Speed: Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Error, chapter 16. Donas overhears Katera, who considers Donas dangerous and is making plans to ‘initiate’ her. Donas foresees no future for herself and her younger siblings in Katera’s community: Mary B. McArdle, Give Them Wine, A Disparity of Language, chapter 2. |
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| Novella | Rebecca Morde senses Stuart Morrow evaporating in the morning sun: Rene Barry, The Children of Arnborg, chapter 4, conclusion. |
| Serials |
The police arrive just as Stew finds an alien substance in his ear: Glenn Gray, A Day in the Cornfield, part 16. Alex Larin finds Olga Smirnova in jail, singing songs with her fellow inmates: Viacheslav Yatsko, The Professor’s Murder |
| Short Stories |
Jon Forceton chronicles a ‘big fish’ story told by Antonio, a lookout on Magellan’s expedition: Matuu and the Sail. What happens when energy is monopolized and becomes scarce? Catfish Russ, Dirty Tricks. Bobby is depressed by the death of his brother Will until he gets a sign from beyond: Ron Van Sweringen, Getting a Life in New Jersey. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Colin W. Campbell asks the readers how a Surrealist artist might depict them: Melting Clocks. |
| Poetry |
Rebecca Lu Kiernan, My Hatred for You Bridgett Mahoney, Paradise of Wolves |
| Short Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, Armchair Observatory, December 12, 2010 Mike McGonegal, An Answer From No One |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Colin W. Campbell. |
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| Challenge |
Challenge Responses:
Challenge 426: Oonah V. Joslin, “Armchair Observatory”
Challenge 428: Scarcity
Challenge 427: Bill Bowler,“The Bee Among the Blossoms” |
| Letters | Danielle L. Parker, A Thank-You Note to Marina Neary |
| The Reading Room |
Danielle L. Parker reviews William Hope Hodgson, The House on the Borderland. |
| 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 |
Bewildering Stories News
Migration: The website has been moving between servers in the past few weeks, and some new files may have been replaced with old versions. Contributors, please check your bio pages and bibliographies and report to the Managing Editor any updates that may be needed.
Forum: The link to the forum has been updated in the home page and internal menus.
The 2010 Mariner Awards: A pdf file of the 2010 Mariner Awards for Short Stories and Flash Fiction is now available. It can be viewed on line as well as downloaded for reading off line.
A pdf file is not an e-book, strictly speaking. It is a cross-platform file representing fully formatted texts and graphics. It is best viewed on a large screen in your computer’s preview mode or with Adobe Reader. Our publisher, Jerry Wright, is preparing a version for various e-book readers and handheld devices. We’ll let you know when it’s ready; watch this space in future issues.
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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