The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 489

Novel	Hardy has come up trumps and the plan to capture Luc is in place. Arthur then finds Xérus acting very differently on the phone. The trap works, but Arthur must stand by for his taskmasters. That gives him time to think harder about Xérus, while Julia endures. Michael E. Lloyd, Missing Emilie Book II: Reparations Chapter 9: A Better Rat Trap, part 1; part 2
Novella	Iris finally succeeds in making contact with Clara and friends, but only through writing: Karen B. Kaplan, Upward Spiral, conclusion.
Short Stories	New contributor Regina Clarke has a fast-talking Sellers persuade reluctant Anton to take part in a mysterious experiment, which appears to go awry: Logic Is a Halfway House, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Ernest B. Cohen revisits the concept of the universe as a computer simulation: Sysman. Brian Pierce, a fisherman from the Maritimes, bears up cheerfully despite a painful skin disorder. He has decidedly mixed fortunes with women. Sometimes a man just can’t win for losing: Mike Florian, Galley Talk. When the goddess Athena is in need, two women come to her aid: Richard Ong, For Whom the Gods Will Call, part 1; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	A student unconsciously follows the first rule of test-taking strategy: answer the question that’s asked, not one that isn’t: David Harker, What Is Music?
Poetry	Oonah V. Joslin, Art of the Storm Kristin LaFollette, Memento mori

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Regina Clarke and Ernest B. Cohen.
Interview	*Bewildering Stories* interviews Cheryl W. Ruggiero.
Challenge	Challenge 489 would Mourn the Hypothetically Late Cats. Challenge 489 Response: Bertil Falk explains The Chicago Connection.
Translation	Harald Wägner, Dr. Hardie — D:r Hardie från Chicago, Ill.
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art 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

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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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