The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 892
| Novel |
New contributor Jef Coburn introduces Neil, who is courteous and sensitive in male-female interactions. In fact, he’s quite self-confident until he meets a new friend, Jade.
Chapter 1: In the Den of Uniquity
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| Novella | New contributor Brian Clark introduces Richard, a surly, self-important newspaper copy editor. That is, until he begins to find himself at the center of some very strange occurrences: That Other Guy, chapter 1; Chapter 2. |
| Short Stories |
What strange things might reading do to us? Do we really want to know?
Ed Blundell, Start at the End. President Eva Martinez is a skilled politician and knows that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” In combating invaders from outer space, she sets about to recruit — and manage — all the allies she can get, no matter what “parties” they belong to: A. M. Johnson, A New Normal, part 1; conclusion. First pioneers into dangerous country are rightly remembered. It doesn’t matter who — or what — they are: Sasha A. Palmer, Canis Familiaris. |
| Flash Fiction |
Poor Charlie grumps at getting spam phone calls. But then, someone named Hake calls from a very long distance and, at the same time, very close by: Charles C. Cole, The Long-Distance Call. |
| Poetry | Nick Pipitone, Cheap Carnival |
| Short Poetry |
Gary Beck, Weather Change James Robert Rudolph, Casual Hunting |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Brian Clark and Jef Coburn. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 892 says, whether completing a survey or packing up, be sure to Check All Boxes. |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Lilith and House Guests 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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