The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 453
| Novel |
In seclusion, Kev keeps a fantastical diary. The trial of Mr. Raithoo goes a long way toward explaining Kev’s state of mind: Phillip Donnelly, Kev the Vampire |
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| Novella |
Panat and Ris explain why Fred must make a return trip to Mars:
Richard M. Smith, A Bridge to Earth
Chapter 4 : Visitors, part 2
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| Serial |
Erik the Nihilist plots to dump a hallucinogen into a big-city water supply but runs afoul of his own poison — and an inquisitor: Michael C. Thompson, The Negatives |
| Short Stories |
Poor Ahmed is forced to wait for his pay as a mysterious priest conjures up a demon in a lost desert temple on a dark and stormy night: Matthew T. Acheson, The Demon’s Test. Who is that zombie in the moat? And why is he a zombie? Nikki Alfar, The Zombie on Cuenca Street. New contributor Rob Smales spins a cautionary tale about getting rich quick. Don’t deal with leprechauns: Gotcha!. To sleep or not to sleep? What dreams may come when one finally gets a breathing machine must give us pause: Thomas Lee Joseph Smith, Snore Loser. |
| Flash Fiction |
If time had hiccups, how could we tell? Oonah V. Joslin, The Last Syllable of Recorded Time. |
| Poetry |
Alessandro Cusimano, Walpurgis Night — Notte di Valpurga Allison Grayhurst, Trap Arnold Hollander, Halloween Night |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor Joseph Farley Rebecca Lu Kiernan |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Rob Smales. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Bewildering Stories discusses “The Negatives” |
| Challenge | Challenge 453 wonders What Shall We Do With a Tightwad Wizard? |
| The Reading Room |
John W. Steele, The Chronicle of Belthaeous, excerpt |
| The Astrophoto Album |
Richard Ong, Spooky Moon |
| 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
Drollerie Press: Bewildering Stories regrets to inform you that Drollerie Press has had to close on account of the ill health of its publisher, Deena Fisher. We extend our condolences to her as an esteemed colleague and regret the passing of an enterprise that had flair and style.
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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