The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 675
| News | Requests for reviews and excerpts can now be sent directly to our Reviews Editor, Alison McBain. Please see the Contact page. |
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| Novel |
The well-meaning scientists have done all they can to understand what is producing the strange effects in and around the Aquarium. Now they will appeal to the biologists of the world at an international conference. They might do well to take Nannion with them as a “distinguished guest.” Elous Telma, Oikos Nannion
Chapter 22: What Lurks in the Deep? conclusion
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Charlie Allison depicts a fantastical but kindly person’s visit to a fantastical animal shelter: Krish’s New Pet. Is a murder case a little too obvious? It may be worth another look: Gary Clifton, Double Take. Want to mesmerize a beautiful doll to life as a child surrogate? Be careful what you wish for; even artificial children may have minds of their own: Cathrin Hagey, Leonora, part 1; part 2; conclusion. What do you do when a strange e-mail message says, “Click here”? You do not click there. And what if your computer asks you a simple yes-no question, but it’s one you can’t understand? Daniel Tierney, An Imperial Decree. |
| Poetry | Douglas Young, Spectacular Stephany |
| Short Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Boarders New contributor Michael Weidman, My Stranger |
Departments
| Interview | Bewildering Stories interviews Richard Ong. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Bewildering Stories and Martin Kerharo discuss The Dream World in Oikos Nannion. |
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Charlie Allison and Michael Weidman. |
| Challenge | Challenge 675 says Now Hear That. |
| The Art Gallery |
Denny Marshall, Space #5 Richard Ong, Battle Fortress Luna 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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