The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 880
| Novels | Yegor’s emotional conflict is neatly organized: half of the week for evil, the other half for good. With a rest on Sundays. Natan Dubovitsky, Near Zero
Chapter 44: Sorok Chetire
James Martin and Jason Wise come to an agreement on dealing with the proponents and opponents of fusion power. Bill Kowaleski, Creative Destruction
Chapter 39: Martin Betrays the Conspirators
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| Novella | Saul shows that he is of a very practical turn of mind. To change the past, one might go about it more efficiently than using Liesl’s scanner: J. H. Malone, Drunk on Time, part 8. |
| Short Stories |
When it comes to ways of denying death, lonely Alan Brierly has a quick comeback and finds a satisfying answer:
Jeffrey Greene, Only You Will Find Me, part 1;
part 2;
conclusion. Ryan Devaney envies his old high-school friend Tyler Mount, who has become a star among the super-soldiers of the Knighthawk paramilitary. Alan is determined to match Tyler by hook or by crook: Martin Grise, The Knighthawk, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Bullets have been flying on the mean streets of Houston. A verbal gunfight ensues in the office of mean Captain Zero:
Gary Clifton, Total Kill. Want more from your partner? Here’s a solution, cheap at the price: K. A. Williams, Meredith’s Perfect Boyfriend. |
| Short Poetry |
Crystalwizard, Quantum Fantasy |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 880: finds that Turnabout can be fair play or an ironic joke. |
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| The Reading Room |
Ellis L. “Skip” Knox, Goblins at the Gates excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, The Bridewitch 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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