The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 876
| Novels |
Strutsky takes Yegor to Mt. Elbrus, in the war-torn Caucasus. On the way, Yegor tells Strutsky a story of a dream-like semi-romance. Natan Dubovitsky, Near Zero
Chapter 39: Tridtsat’ Devyat’
Maria Shoenbrun debates whom to shoot: Jason Wise, Miles Martin, herself or all three. In preparation for the hunt, she decides to have a complete makeover and consults a designer who happens to have seen Miles. Bill Kowaleski, Creative Destruction
Chapter 35: Stonewall to the Rescue
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| Novella | Saul is approached by Julieta’s father, Tony Garza. Tony wants Saul to find Julieta’s boyfriend, Tommy Link, who has serious gambling debts: J. H. Malone, Drunk on Time, part 4. |
| Short Stories |
Why would anyone not want to go to the beautiful Alpine resort of Echoff? Perhaps for the same reason that no one else does:
Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Taking the Train to Echoff. In the world of fairy-tale characters, the tall and taciturn may yet make friends with the tiny and voluble: Ellis L. Knox, The Giant, the Cow, and the Pixie. Ramona travels to Capetown to attend a relative’s funeral. She has burned many bridges behind her over the years; now it’s time to repair them: Tamara Podella, Nightmare Jack, II, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Ava appears very innocent to space-freight haulers and pirates, but she’s packing heat in more ways than one: K. A. Williams, The Deceptive Masseuse. |
| Poetry | Ken Poyner, The Sea Serpents of Mars |
Memoir |
In a city of the midwestern U.S. in the 1950’s, the mean streets may be the scene of sudden violence. Outsiders may never know the meaning of one particular incident, but a boy from the “hood” will never forget it: Gary Clifton, Ground Rules. |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 876 finds that many places may be hiding Fossil Forms. |
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| The Reading Room |
Channie Greenberg, Smiling and Nodding With Alacrity excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Fairy’s Nest 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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