The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 885
| Short Stories |
New contributor Jacob Austin gives a cat lover a big, bad surprise when Scrabble Goes to the Vet, part 1;
part 2;
conclusion. A mother and son discover the truth of the old saying “Better late than never”: Morris J. Marshall, Lucid Window, part 1; conclusion. Want to dunk a witch? First, prove she is one: J. H. Zech, Eden’s End: Shadows Over Ivalstatt, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
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| Flash Fiction |
What is the purpose of etiquette? To spare you having to learn the hard way:
Charles C. Cole, Notes From a Normal Boy. It is little known that, in the country known for umbrellas, the umbrellas are actually grown on farms. Buy the latest models early, before having Brexit for breakfast: João Ventura, The Umbrella Farm. |
| Poetry | New contributor Sasha A. Palmer, Medusa |
| Short Poetry |
Michael R. Burch, Unlikely Mike Meg Smith, Fair and Frozen World |
Classic Reissue |
Lewayne L. White, Mrs. Quigley’s Last Case is now available in video. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Jacob Austin and Sasha A. Palmer. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 885 sees a difference between making and growing things. For growth, one needs Sowers and Soil. |
| Letters | Bewildering Stories answers an important question: What Are the Mariner Awards? |
| The Reading Room |
Roy Dorman, Unweaving a Tangled Web excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Elvengate 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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