The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 484
| Novel |
Arthur shapes up and tries to find a clue or two among the left-wing students and workers of Nice. But he eventually extracts a big hint from Xérus himself, one that will take him to Marseilles after the Carnival. Then the past comes back to haunt him again... Michael E. Lloyd, Missing Emilie |
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| Novella | New contributor Karen B. Kaplan introduces Iris Perle, an interdimensional traveler who visits an artist in the realm she calls Upward Spiral, part 1a; part 1b. |
| Short Stories |
What ever happened with Rob and Jason, let alone Peter and Marie? Charles has a story, but even he is not sure he knows: Brian Biswas, A Matter of Principle, part 1; part 2; conclusion. A compulsive search for the source of a lip print leads a wounded detective to a strange conclusion: Martin Hill Ortiz, A Remoteness From All Things Human. Space aliens come to save Earth but in the process must exterminate a species of their own creation: Richard Ong, A Bounty for a Cure. |
| Flash Fiction |
Some people find it impossible to let go of old grudges: Ron Van Sweringen, Oh, Sister Dear. |
| Poetry |
Alessandro Cusimano, August — Augusto Billy Harfosh, Monsoon Rains |
| Short Poetry |
Hongping Liu, Kissing Goodbye |
| Prose Poetry |
New contributor James Bambury, Pointland |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes James Bambuy and Karen B. Kaplan. |
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| Interview | Bewildering Stories interviews Sheila Murdock |
| The Critics’ Corner |
Dario Ciriello, On Plotting Discussion: Plotting and Characterization |
| Challenge | Challenge 484 asks, How Do You Plead? |
| 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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Copyright © July 2, 2012 by Bewildering Stories
