The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 887
| Short Stories |
New contributor Tina V. Cabrera shows how artificial intelligence can get out of hand when one starts Talking to Things, part 1;
conclusion. New contributor Aoiri Obaigbo depicts how a petty criminal might escape capture in a corrupt society: Silent Morning. New contributor Chelsea Thornton introduces a young man afflicted by a crisis of identity and guilt that can be resolved only on The Other Side of the Gate, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
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| Flash Fiction |
Bereavement dies hard but, by chance, it may find solace in the sky:
Charles C. Cole, Blinking Lights in the Night Sky. Are sweetmeats too tempting a treat? Fortify your resolve before grocery shopping! Crystalwizard, Coffee Talk. |
| Short Poetry |
Michael R. Burch, Momentum! Momentum! LindaAnn LoSchiavo, The Blame the Fame Game James R. Rudolph, Cosmic Perspective Meg Smith, Moon, Star, Handprint |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Tina V. Cabrera and Chelsea Thornton. |
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| The Reading Room |
Gary Clifton, Nights on Fire excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Bone Tree 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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