The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 787
| Novel |
Chief Schiavelli explains to Sgt. Cody how personal relationships are more constrained in a space city than they are on a planet. And yet they’re not impossible. Charles C. Cole, Murder in New Eden
Chapter 26: More Loners Than Lovers, part 1;
part 2
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| Serial | New contributor Tim Miller introduces tall Tom Bedlam, who experiences all the agonies of high school. To graduate, he must give a report on The Spoons of Jupiter, part 1; part 2. |
| Short Stories |
Young scientist Siu-wei’s mother has a gift for pointing out what’s been hiding in plain sight:
Matthew Harrison, Seen It Before, part 1; conclusion. A healthy diet may be good for you. And it may be good for somebody else, too: Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Be Fit or Be Fined, part 1; conclusion. Be careful of the pecking order in Big Business, lest you get metamorphosed: Bill Kowaleski, Changing Places. New contributor Ronald Larsen introduces Delta and Joshua, passengers who must have long patience in Waiting for the 4:08. |
| Flash Fiction |
Since food is a theme in this issue, and it’s already been taken to an extreme, let Cyrano’s Moon-being take it even further: Classic Reissue: Cyrano de Bergerac, You Are Whom You Eat. |
| Poetry | Ken Poyner, Crucial Distance |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor Marc Carver, Trust |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Marc Carver, Ronald Larsen, and Tim Miller. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 787 says you don’t want to be Fined Dining. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Blood Moon 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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