The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 710
| Novel |
The forces of the United Enclaves Services mount a successful raid on a pharmaceutical warehouse. In the booty are a dozen crates containing a mysterious drug. Bill Kowaleski, Living Standards
Chapter 28: A Shocking Discovery, part 1; part 2
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| Serial | The American businessmen begin to realize, to their horror, what the berries represent: Joseph McKinley, Perfect Wisdom Berry Blast, part 5; part 6. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Rob Dinsmoor shows that it can be dangerous to tinker with meteorites. One of them may build The World in Gunnar’s Barn. New contributor Matt Saddoris depicts the harsh life of miners working for the insect-like B’Colou. Only one of three friends will escape from the Depths of Dvonia, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Would you like to re-enact, romantically, the ancient fable of Androcles and the Lion? Zookeepers — and everybody else — have some advice for you: “Don’t do it!” Gary Clifton, Bear Facts. |
| Poetry | Oonah V. Joslin, Graphene |
| Short Poetry |
Shola Balogun, To a Friend Who Died in the Swamp Allison Grayhurst, Not Enough Marjorie Sadin, Finding My Way Home |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Robert Dinsmoor and Matthew Saddoris. |
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| Letters | Angela Almond enjoys Easter, Bulgarian Style. |
| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews Alice S. Hill, When the Tree Is Dry. |
| The Art Gallery |
Denny Marshall, The Enemy 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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