The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 517
| Novel |
Jane has a new device that enables her to converse orally. Now she can go to school. She and Dexter share memories of earlier years, but Jane’s origin remains a mystery. Martin Kerharo, The Dohani War
Chapter 12: Progression
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| Short Stories |
What if Earth were invaded by chickens from outer space? What’s the best response? A cordon bleu chef! Sam Bellotto Jr., Today’s Special, part 1; conclusion. Don’t hunt out of season, and don’t fire blind. And don’t think rules are made for other people: Terry Hamel, Spirit of Orion. New contributor Nabeela M. Rehman depicts a cockroach infestation in a laboratory. Manny the Bug Whisperer may help, but he can’t solve problems of unrequited love: Love and Pestilence, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Heather Frederick reports a mother-daughter conversation in a world where females have anti-aging but men do not. All the more reason, then, for them to have The Talk. |
| Poetry |
Jason C. Ford, Looking Back New contributor Traci Winston, Renee |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor Tendai R. Mwanaka, In This Sea |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Heather Frederick, Tendai R. Mwanaka, Nabeela M. Rehman, and Traci Winston. |
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| Challenge |
Challenge 516 Response: Martin Kerharo, Diplomacy Challenge 517: If All the Men Were Transported |
| 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
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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