The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 786
| Novel |
Chief Schiavelli and Sgt. Cody visit the armory. Eartha and Lucy come to the surveillance room. They all make unwelcome discoveries. Charles C. Cole, Murder in New Eden
Chapter 25: Preparing for Delumbria’s Army
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| Serial | Tabitha meets Serena, whose experience serves as a warning about the addictive nature of certain relationships: Sacha Moore, That Thing With Feathers, part 3; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
In a world that isn’t earthquake-proof, everybody needs to make sure they’re all in one piece:
Steve Carr, Everything Falls Apart. At a party, some friends discuss Lawrence’s new novel, which seems to have three possible endings: Max Christopher, Iron 59, part 1; conclusion. The Wee Folk of the Highlands play by their own rules. When trying to counter the Folk’s evil deeds, it’s best to know what those rules are: Roy Dorman, The Changeling’s Revenge. There is no reproach more lasting than one made to oneself: Denise O’Hagan, The Reproach. |
| Poetry |
Karen Gabriel, The Judas Kiss Ljubo Popovich, The Windmill Walked Away |
| Short Poetry |
Gregg Dotoli, Almost Forever |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 786 advises: Keep Your Screws Tight. |
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| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews Hannah Spencer, Dreamweaver. |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Her Imagination 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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