The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 614
| Novel |
Mindy meets Belthaeous. Rodney goes home on furlough, escorted by Croitus and other Enukai. John W. Steele, The Chronicle of Belthaeous |
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| Serial | Chris is afraid to go back to surfing. In her store, she sees a man with a strange expression. And Bobby has a wish for her: Eleanor Lerman, What If There Is a Hidden World That We Can’t See? part 3; part 4. |
| Short Stories |
Constable Lippold finds that there’s nothing like an honest-to-goodness spook or haunt to deal with a big bad guy:
Gary Clifton, Monster Divine. New contributor Maurice Roger introduces a car-loving bartender who suddenly finds himself glad to be able to have a headache: Quinn in Crisis, part 1; conclusion. One is one and all alone. Green grow the roses, ho! Ron Van Sweringen, Yesterday’s Roses. |
| Flash Fiction |
Mrs. Woody’s biscuits have a strange power. And “power” is saying a lot:
Bruce Costello, The Hole Truth. New contributor Christina St. Clair depicts the joy that might be found in The Purple Shoes. |
| Short Poetry |
Stephen Ellams, Valentine for Lorenza |
| Essay | New contributor Wayne Heinze tells how he is both An Angler and a Force of Nature. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Wayne Heinze, Maurice Roger, and Christina St. Clair. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 614 is or sees Magnifying Shadows. |
| The Reading Room |
Edward Ahern, The Witch Made Me Do It : 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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