The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 648
| News | This is the last regular issue of the year. Next week, we’ll bring you the Fourth Quarterly Review and, on December 28, the Annual Review. We’ll resume regular publication with issue 649 on January 4, 2016. |
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| Novel |
Captain Diana is part of a task force planning to counter Cosmitics’ intrusion into the superworld. Dr. Weenie suspects higher powers are in play. On Europa, Cosmitics Finance Director Stuart Surof expects the intervention but is of several minds about what it all means and what actions he should take. He has extraordinary means at his disposal and, if he wishes, can use them all. Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman in Space
Chapter 16: Everybody Is Looking for Janatone, part 2
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| Serial |
Who is Mud? Is he the magician that his originators were hoping for? Or is he something else? One thing seems clear: only Mud himself can decide. J. P. Flores, Mud, part 5; conclusion |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Justin Haselden introduces a monk who causes Horii Makoto to question old beliefs about The Bodhisattva’s Blessings. New contributor Ludmila Sharga brings hope to young Seryozha with an Angel at My Calling. |
| Flash Fiction |
Molly is a sweet, loveable doggie as long as she’s with her partner, Sergeant Kaminski: Gary Clifton, Mission Concluded When it comes time to take a rest, you want to make sure it’s comfortable: Charles C. Cole, Near Isleboro. |
| Short Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Moving Waters Gary Inbinder, De Brevitate Vitae |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Yuri Bunchik, Justin Haselden and Ludmila Sharga. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
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| Challenge | Challenge 648 debates the significance of Stepping on the Line. |
| The Art Gallery |
Daniel Ayles, Stained Glass 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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