The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 615
| Novel |
Rodney gets opposite greetings from Lydia and Heidi. He begins to analyze the Eye whlie Croitus escorts him back to Genebolic. John W. Steele, The Chronicle of Belthaeous |
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| Serial | Chris learns that there is a hidden world, and she earns her full name: Eleanor Lerman, What If There Is a Hidden World That We Can’t See? part 5; part 6; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
In a fake antique-media repair shop, success can be quite disconcerting: Jack Bragen, A Con Game Turns Lucky. New contributor Nancy Lane shows how a high-school project has transcendental and lasting success — in a manner of speaking: Three Marvins in a Diorama. |
| Flash Fiction |
Hypnotism can help you take a big step toward loving your insect pests: Charles C. Cole, Dealing With the Little Things. Lenore and Robby discuss marriage. She has more right to have jitters than he does: Walter Giersbach, Premarital Planning for a New Age. |
| Poetry |
Mike Acker, First and Last Lana Bella, The House of Wrinkled Bones |
| Essay | Let Ásgrímur take you on a guided tour of his charming Icelandic town [name unpronounceable]. You’ll find lots of truly bewildering stories. Just watch out for reckless drivers, arsonists and the odd volcano: Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, A Walk Around Town. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Nancy Lane. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Bewildering Stories asks What Is the Hidden World? And Why Can’t We See It? |
| Challenge | Challenge 614 Response: Gary Clifton discusses “Monster Divine” Stories. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Sunset Nebula
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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