The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 661
| Novels |
Fred, Floozman, Diana, Joe Dasein and the others have their work to do. But Janatone has hers, as well. Centuries old, she returns to visit an ancestress in her long home in an ancient province. Finally, on an old bench in a small garden, she finds what she has been seeking all along. Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman in Space
Chapter 22: Navarre, conclusion
Frank wakes from his trance but sees a familiar form in the port of Dioptra. At the center of the Aquarium, Meni and Mari argue over what stories to believe. Elous Telma, Oikos Nannion
Chapter 13: Meni and Mari on the Aquarium, part 1
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| Novellas |
Stevens has discovered that the transmutation device has terrible side effects. He must take drastic action, beginning at Ouroboros:
Terry L. Mirll, Karat Cake, part 15. Aaron has a frightening dream and slides into the dregs of despair. Bruce Pavalon, Space Girl Blues |
| Short Stories |
The motto is “Good life through sustainability,” and the mantra is “Peace be with us.” But they command a high price:
William Quincy Belle, The Calling. New contributor Charles B. Pettis introduces a happy couple, Jake and Lynette. Jake finds that a good word, especially a written word, can go a long way: Little Plastic Bag, part 1; conclusion. |
| Poetry | Thomas Lee Joseph Smith, A Rose by Any Other Name |
| Short Poetry |
Gary Inbinder, A Ripe Red Apple Denny Marshall, The Starship Telescope |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Charles B. Pettis. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Bewildering Stories discusses... |
| Challenge | Challenge 661 has a prerecorded message: Your Cull Is Important to Us. |
| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews James Graham, Becoming a Tree. |
| The Art Gallery |
Denny Marshall, Music Man Richard Ong, Chronos’ Time Temple 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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Copyright © April 4, 2016
by Bewildering Stories
by Bewildering Stories
