The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 622
| Novel |
Rodney knows he can save Heidi only by obeying Nacroanus’ order to reanimate Belthaeous. Tartarus, the incarnation of Mammon, bursts in, and Rodney finally finds himself forced to take a stand. John W. Steele, The Chronicle of Belthaeous |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Ashleigh Gauch shows how Roger and Amy have a very fraught relationship, in more ways than one: In Her Design, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Charles Lens describes how the survivor of a spaceship accident witnesses the Birth of a Painting. New contributor Lisa Pais shows how Maggie and Lucien reconnect when they Picture a Bridge. A master painter’s masterwork depicts his ideal of love: Ron Van Sweringen, Mario’s Masterpiece. New contributor Kathleen Wolak poses a riddle: Is a criminal still guilty if he is no longer the person he was? The Blood of Others, part 1; conclusion. |
| Short Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, The Long Wave James R. Rudolph, On Surviving |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Charles Lens, Lisa Pais, and Kathleen Wolak. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 622 calls Handbasket Ready. All Aboard! |
| The Reading Room |
Danielle L. Parker reviews Waiting for the Machines to Fall Asleep. |
| The Art Gallery |
Daniel Ayles, Dreamscape 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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