The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 668
| Novel |
Nannion, short of food and water, needs to meet the people who have come to her island. She would like to bring them a gift, as cats sometimes do. She introduces them to a very large new friend of hers. Elous Telma, Oikos Nannion
Chapter 18: The Sacrificial Camera, part 1
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| Serial | Emily and Gavin wait to see if their captives, Babs and Martin, will fall in love. Gavin finds a way out of or deeper into his own captivity: Peter Medeiros, Empty Hearts, part 5; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
Time flies when you’re having fun with your new entertainment gadget:
Jack Bragen, A Naive Purchase. New contributor Gary L. Robbe introduces Miles, who has seen more than enough of violent death and blames himself for it. He seeks solace in a store window, where Reflections Turn Away, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Joseph Stephens depicts a girl who has a lot of trouble with schoolmates who don’t have “cool” names like Smith. |
| Flash Fiction |
Two old, veteran policemen know that truth is more than the sum of facts, and justice is more than law: Gary Clifton, Misfire. |
| Poetry | Douglas Young, Reaching Beyond |
| Short Poetry |
Lana Bella, As One Ages Denny Marshall, Waves of Sleep |
Departments
| Interview | Bewildering Stories interviews Gary Clifton. |
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| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Gary L. Robbe and Joseph Stephens. |
| Challenge | Challenge 668 advises you to Shoot That Box. |
| The Art Gallery |
Denny Marshall, Robot Raiders Richard Ong, Black Queen 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
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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Copyright © May 23, 2016
by Bewildering Stories
by Bewildering Stories
