The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 443
| Novel |
Sewella present Donas with yet another dress. Barrett accuses Donas of deliberately hiding her relationship to Katera. Nakoma evades Donas’ queries and inadvertently reveals that the South People are keeping secrets of their own: Mary B. McArdle, Give Them Wine
A Disparity of Language, chapter 17
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| Novella | Stephen the Historian is overwhelmed by his conversations with John the Leader. Frederick the Writer recounts the history of the City and the significance of John’s return: Maxwell Jameson, The Man With a City in His Head, part 2; part 3. |
| Serial | An old traveler entertains tavern patrons with stories until a request for a love story turns the atmosphere very somber indeed: Matthew T. Acheson, Whispers From the North, part 1; part 2. |
| Short Stories |
A prospector for a logging company discovers a lost paradise on a wooded island: Richard Ong, Bonnie Isle. New contributor Christopher C. Smith introduces Ben, whose consciousness has been “downloaded” into a hawk. His case is not unusual, but some factors make it unique: Icarus, part 1; part 2; conclusion. A psychiatric patient experiences a series of tumultuous hallucinations: Tom Underhill, Splintered, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Joe Mynhardt depicts a scene of remorse and delusion: Forgive Me Now?. |
| Short Poetry |
Williama W. Harris, Ode to Corn on the Cob Rebecca Lu Kiernan, Coefficient |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Joe Mynhardt and Christopher C. Smith. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 443 Essentials |
| The Reading Room |
Garrett Calcaterra, Umbral Visions, excerpt |
| 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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