The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 706
| Novel |
The United Enclave Services is prepared to stage a raid on the Gates estate, but a strategic error tips their hand. Bill Kowaleski, Living Standards
Chapter 23: Discovered!
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| Serial |
Risker Dee has to scale perilous heights to escape the Howlers while leading them away from Doc Matheson. Is our heroines’ story ending or only beginning? Bryon Havranek, From the Ashes of Our Fall
Chapter 5: A Mad Dash for Home, conclusion
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| Short Stories |
One traveler ventures into the Undiscovered Country and returns. But at what price and with what knowledge?
J. Daniel Batt, Necronaut, part 1; conclusion. Stagecoach driver Henry Paul Brannigan and his faithful dog must track down bandits and rescue the beauteous Miss Moore in an epic from the Wild West: Gary Clifton, Hill Country Showdown, part 1; conclusion. New contributor R. W. Warwick introduces Xenoton, whose kingdom is about to be overthrown. But his weapons don’t work. In fact, they have a mind of their own. What to do? Call Customer Service for Troubleshooting Your Deathtec Megaton Death Ray. |
| Flash Fiction |
If your bridge is haunted, nature may be your best ally and recourse. Just fill out the paperwork first: Charles C. Cole, Strange Invader. |
| Poetry | Anna Ruiz, Euclid Avenue |
| Short Poetry |
Gregg Dotoli, Free-Fall Love Allison Grayhurst, When One Falters Marjorie Sadin, Autumn Passion |
| Review Article |
James Graham surveys the work of a notable figure in modern Scottish literature: The Poetry of Edwin Morgan, part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4; part 5, conclusion. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes R. W. Warwick. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 706 experiences The Morning After After. |
| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews Hannah Spencer, The Wolf of Allendale. |
| The Art Gallery |
Denny Marshall, Pyramid Shot 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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