The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 546
| Novel |
Cpl. Ivory Burch, USMC, has nightmares about escaping from a prison camp in the Philippines. When he wakes, he sees a face that reminds him that the nightmares were reality. But the face also brings reassurance: Sherman Smith, Two Blind Men and a Fool Chapter 5: Only a Dream
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| Novella |
Jim Driscoll, terraformer, is the sole survivor of the crash of the expedition ship Demeter on a barren planet. Driscoll soon discovers he is not alone: Mark Bonica, Spiraling In |
| Short Stories |
Any season would be bleak for a boy who is very much alone both at home and at school: Heather J. Frederick, Everything Was Winter. Are you a fan of stories about King Arthur, Camelot, etc.? Here’s a pleasant story of a planet where the people take fandom just a little too far: Clarise Samuels, The Alien of Camelot, part 1; conclusion. Those who think there is such a thing as a “free lunch” ought to be careful; they just may be the lunch: Ross Smeltzer, Times of Plenty. A famous aviator crashes in the Pacific with rescue so near and yet so far: LaVerne Zocco, Make It So. |
| Flash Fiction |
Ward mates do not always make a hospital stay any easier: Arthur Mackeown, The Prophecy. |
| Poetry | Amy Locke, Sleeping With the Buffalo |
| Short Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, Rhythm of Rain |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 546 wonders Send What? |
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| The Reading Room |
Jack Phillips Lowe, Cold Case Cowboys, 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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