The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 438

Novels	Jonas and Frank agree on sharing profits from the murdered family’s apartment. The anarchy unleashed by the error that erased Jonas’ identity will now reign supreme throughout the land: Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Error, chapter 26 conclusion. Donas agrees to marry Lionel, but another betrothal ends with a fatality: Mary B. McArdle, Give Them Wine A Disparity of Language, chapter 12
Novella	Cellphone tracking begins to tighten the noose around Jim and Ravi: Mark Kertzman, The Mississippi Company, chapter 9; chapter 10; chapter 11; chapter 12.
Short Stories	Proper names have standard forms in different languages only by exception. Solving an interplanetary mystery may depend on knowing not only the exceptions but which one might provide the essential clue: Antonio Bellomi, The Red Venus, part 1; conclusion — La Venere rossa. Detective “Chuy” Guajardo must choose between friendship and duty. A time-travel episode will show him how difficult the choice is: J. B. Hogan, The Benefit of the Doubt, part 1; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	Sometimes the best benefit an organized charity can offer is proper washroom facilities: Oonah V. Joslin, Of Your Charity. An elusive scoundrel bids a fond farewell to an old nemesis: LaVerne Zocco, Irene’s Farewell.
Poetry	John Stocks, One Day
Short Poetry	New contributor William W. Harris, Twinflower

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes William Wright Harris.
The Critics’ Corner	Bewildering Stories discusses Venuses Red and Black. Don Webb, Error and Mistake
Letters	John Stocks, “Love Letters Lost”
The Reading Room	Danielle L. Parker, Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
The Art Gallery	Üzeyir Lokman Çaycı. Palette of Grapes NASA: Picture of the Day Previous NASA photos 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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