The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 758
| Novella |
A sizable remuneration to a courier service employee gives Gordon Lormor a lead to who might be receiving items of dark magic. Edward Ahern, The Witches’ Bane
Chapter 10: A Small Bribe
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| Serial | Philip brings Olivia to attend a funeral at her family home in the skies of Uranus. He must remain imperturbable despite causes to the contrary: Harry Lang, In a Season of Storms, part 1; part 2. |
| Short Stories |
A musician needs a special treatment to regain composure... and his capacity for composition:
Ada Fetters, No Do-Overs, part 1; conclusion. New contributor D. L. Wells introduces characters who are well advised to wear sunglasses indoors: The Swiped Shades, part 1; part 2; conclusion. Why might someone have painted an image of a sorcerer on a cave wall millennia ago? JM Williams, The Sorcerer’s Bargain. |
| Flash Fiction |
The story is really about cyclotrons and atom-smashers, honest! Boris Kokotov, Welcome to the Smashing Center. |
| Poetry |
Michael Amitin, Raspberry Café Oonah V. Joslin, Book Ended |
| Short Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Commiserating Poetry Month Robin Helweg-Larsen, Death Will Be Harder Now |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 758 asks, Play That Chord Again. |
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| The Reading Room |
Kenneth Eng, Dragons: Epic Eternal excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Crystalwizard, Magic Tricks 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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