The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 969
| Novel |
In the women’s Shelter, unobtrusive Lucilla seems to have a mysterious connection with the death of a violent intruder. When the other women turn against Lucilla, Miranda takes her in at home and begins to discover what that connection might be. David A. Riley, Lucilla, part 3 |
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| Novella | When the Ælliri family gathers to recover the body of hte Duke’s son, Doustian appears to have his hands full in dealing with a rum bunch: Alcuin Fromm, In the High Pass, part 2. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor John D. Gorman portrays a man who finds that his guilt and grief may be harder to face down than a grotesque woodland monster:
If Absence Took a Spiral Shape, part 1;
part 2;
conclusion. New contributor Arón Reinhold depicts two contradictory answers to the question “Who are American politicians, really?” The Day the Missiles Flew, |
| Flash Fiction |
Mass and logistics are among the main principles of war. So is the element of surprise. And it’s quite effective against those who judge people by their identity, particularly their appearance:
Gary Clifton, Ariana’s War. Fictional characters — like real people — are identified by who and what they are. They are characterized by what they do. The wise judge by character: Charles C. Cole, An Unlikely Heir. |
| Short Poetry |
B. K. Mox, Self-Sacrificial Souls |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Arón Reinhold. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 969 repeats Shakespeare’s question: What’s in a Name? |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Time Warp 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
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