The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 974
| Novel | Miranda has heard Lucilla’s voice in Daisy, But now that Daisy and her sister have been taken to school, Miranda can hope she’s been dreaming and visit with her sister, Victoria. That is, until Sergeant Harridan comes to ask questions. David A. Riley, Lucilla, part 8 |
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| Novella | Strange Fmoi creatures turn the tide of battle between Doustian and his enemy. Can medieval valor prevail against black magic? Alcuin Fromm, In the High Pass, part 7 |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Keith Davies brings to life the sinister folk legend of Nelly Longarms, part 1;
conclusion. New contributor Ling Yaozhong depicts a couple’s reconciliation that comes too late, in The Last Paradise, part 1; conclusion.
translator: John Haymaker
No matter what lengths they go to, a pair of rustic hayseeds just can’t seem to win when it comes to staging animal fights: Phil Temples, Fight Night. |
| Poetry | Gary Inbinder, The Gerontius Trilogy |
| Essay | Are you a success or a “loser”? What do people say about you? What do you say? Douglas Young, The Dignity of “Losers” |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Keith Davies. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 974 says that hockey players may say you have a hang-up if you don’t know when to Hang Up your skates. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Inner Bloom B. K. Mox, Lost in Luna Land 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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