The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 859
| Novels |
Yegor tells Nastya a story about his and her mother’s marriage and home life. The marriage is a delusion, and the home life is an illusion. But Yegor may have discovered the source in a peculiar neighbor. Natan Dubovitsky, Near Zero
Chapter 22: Dvadtsat’ Dva
Now that Miles has met Jason in private, we realize that Miles and Maria are a very mismatched couple. Miles’ concerns are compounded by dark-money politics and the business in Botswana. Bill Kowaleski, Creative Destruction
Chapter 18: Miles Reaches the Breaking Point
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| Novella |
Springfield may be only a freshman, but she’s determined to make her university do things her way or not at all. Meanwhile, her parents introduce her to a “therapist” whom she finds refreshingly feral. Mickey J. Corrigan, Trigger Warnings |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Glenn Bresciani introduces a Sociomancer who must deal diplomatically with a Magic-maker, a Stealth-stabber, goblins and a troll: Dagger Quest, part 1;
conclusion. New contributor Tom Hooker shows how a superhero may not only have a thankless job, he may also need mission support: A Case of Petit Mal. |
| Flash Fiction |
Of what use is an extra cemetery? Sometimes more than one might expect: Charles C. Cole, The Corner Lot. |
| Poetry | New contributor Baishampayan Seal, Questions That Stay |
| Short Poetry |
Stephen Ellams, Black Dog |
| Essay | Writing poetry is already hard enough. Add submitting it for publication, and the exercise becomes practically Dantesque: Edward Ahern, Submitting Poetry Without Muse Endangerment. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Glenn Bresciani, Tom Hooker and Baishampayan Seal. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 859 sees that some people think they’re pretty important. In literature, it’s interesting to follow Megalos’ Mania. |
| Letters | Mickey J. Corrigan and Bewildering Stories discuss Near Zero. |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Android Curiosity with Hummingbird 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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