The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 884
| This is the last regular issue of the year. Next week, we’ll bring you the Editors’ choices in the Fourth Quarterly Review and, on December 28, in the Annual Review. We’ll resume regular publication with issue 885 on January 4, 2021. | |
| Novel |
The fossil-fuel conspiracy makes a desperate attempt against James Martin, and the fusion-power “cabal” makes a final reckoning of its own efforts. Bill Kowaleski, Creative Destruction
Chapter 44: Assassination Attempt Chapter 45: Divide and Conquer Chapter 46: How It All Went Down Epilogue |
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| Short Stories |
Who is really in the Santa Claus suit, the elf constume or behind the political-figure mask? The people in those costumes may be wondering the same thing:
Harrison Kim, Solstice in the City. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Hines, in search of eateries to recommend in their book Adventures in Good Eating, discover a finger-lickin’ good one in rural Kentucky in the 1930’s: James Penha, Filling Station, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
At long last, a gatekeeper may get some well-earned time off, to enjoy what lies beyond the gate: Charles C. Cole, The Gatekeeper. |
| Poetry |
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind, we’ll drink a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.” Boris Kokotov, Auld Acquaintance |
| Short Poetry |
Michael R. Burch, Duet Michael Wooff, December Light |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 884 wonders about some things and asks Where Off Earth...? |
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| The Reading Room |
Ellis L. “Skip” Knox, Into the Second World excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Channie Greenberg, Triplets 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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