The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 913
| Novel |
Josh shows Kerri new footage from the survivalists’ camps. Darren seems to be doing very well indeed. Entirely too well. Rebecca Johnson, Keepers of the Ageless One |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Angelisa Fontaine-Wood tells of a brother and sister engaged in deciphering incantations in Dante’s poetry. Their dreams of winning historians’ glory have a dark side: The Historian’s Debt, part 1;
part 2;
conclusion. New contributor Joseph Lagorio examines how parental roles may evolve in an artificial-intelligence future given the possibility of recurring Hereditary Expressions, part 1; conclusion. In Ilysveil, the opium trade and opium dens are a lucrative and sordid business, one where murder may require the skills of a impromptu detective: J. H. Zech, Ilysveil: Den of Delirium, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
It’s okay to fantasize about living in the hard-riding, fast-shooting days of the Wild West. Just don’t get carried away: Gary Clifton, The Wrong Men. |
| Short Poetry |
LindaAnn LoSchiavo, Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Angelisa Fontaine-Wood and Joseph Lagorio. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 913 rakes up a pile of Cashed-In Chips. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Bloody Tower 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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