The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 479
| Novel |
Arthur’s new-found life of ease does not last long. Two of his old friends are determined to rally him back to their very individual causes. Michael E. Lloyd, Missing Emilie |
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| Serials |
The Espers counter-attack. When Lady Luna is trapped in a net, Kyto realizes he is fighting on the wrong side: Roland Allnach, Conquest’s End, part 3. Dr. Taylor conducts an experiment on the goo from outer space. The results are not really surprising and may be gratifying: Glenn Gray, A Day in the Cornfield, part 22. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Dwane Barr depicts an old drifter who’s easy prey for drunken louts, or so they think: Old Dogs Die Hard. Kevin would love to turn his invalid mother over to a proper caregiver and lead a life of his own. But his mother’s clutches are long, and her designs are devious: Sandra Crook, No Secrets Now. Too soon intelligent, too late smart: Rod Hamon, The Intelligence Machine, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
An AI has a lesson to teach a psychopathic ‘artist’: David Barber, The Sun-Sculptor, the High-Doctor and the Jirt. |
| Poetry |
John Stocks, Adventure Gloria F. Watts, Forgotten Memories |
| Short Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, Borrowed Thunder |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Dwane Barr. |
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| Interview | Bewildering Stories interviews Marina J. Neary. |
| Challenge | Challenge 479 sees Consciences at Risk. |
| The Reading Room |
Harry Lang, My Name Is Angela, 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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