The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 580
| Novel |
Kyran has been given a responsible position at the royal court and is reunited with his sister and brother. Kyran is very wary; treachery may lurk around every corner. Sarah Ann Watts, Winter Ship
Chapter 3: Lord Protector, part 1; part 2
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| Novella |
Lucky pushes an empty wheelbarrow and tries to read disappearing help-wanted ads. Lady Lucky struggles with her self-image and misaligned Kundalini. Tantra Bensko, Equinox Mirror Chapter 4: Lucky’s Wheelbarrow
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| Short Stories |
Jonas, a delusional assassin for hire, is paid big money to snuff a vampire whose social graces date from another age: Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Jonas and the Hospitable Vampyre. New contributor Nathaniel Hazel describes how Murphy’s Law can affect extragalactic colonization: Journal from Sigma Eden. New contributor Jarred Martin introduces two elderly ladies who enjoy one-upping each other as Bad Girls: Full Disclosure. |
| Flash Fiction |
Is Ginger’s husband too good to be true? Perhaps not: Charles C. Cole, Ginger. |
| Poetry |
Michael Amitin, Holy Candle Blues Alyssa D. Ross, View from a Height |
| Short Poetry |
Jason C. Ford, Reflections in the Night |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Nathaniel Hazel. |
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| Discussion |
Living in Space New contributor Norman Sillito, Generation Ships vs. Space Habitats Mark Koerner, The Society of Generation Ships Don Webb, Space Colonies: the Dark Side |
| Challenge | Challenge 580 Response explains the perils in Kundalini Rising. |
| 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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