The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 983
| Novels |
The role of fairytale folk is to caution human beings against potential problems and mistakes. Behind the scenes, the folk have troubles of their own, and private investigator Joe Avery is there to help. Charles C. Cole, Joe Avery
Chapter 3: The Wolf, Three Pigs and Red
At Phantom Point, private detective Max Niemand arrives at a small settlement that operates on unusual social principles. Here he meets Hugo van Dorn, the person he’s been sent to find. Gary Inbinder, Phantom Point
Chapter 5: On the Trail, part 1;
part 2
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| Serial | A life of legalized crime leads Marvin into an elaborate conspiracy of feigned complicity and double-cross. How can Marvin ever retire from this wearying business? Victor Kreuiter, Marvin, I’m Glad You’re Here, part 3; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
“Clothes make the man,” according to an old saying. An unhappy girl finds that “white coat syndrome” can work to her advantage in the many wards and corridors of a big hospital:
Jeffrey Greene, The Girl in a Lab Coat. New contributor Joel McKay depicts a future in which most of Canada is officially returned to the condition of its primeval landscapes. The fate of the inhabitants is determined by The Ministry of Labour Transition, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
A mortician provides reasoned counsel to those who persist in fighting long-ended wars: Gary Clifton, Charlie Poor Dog. |
| Poetry | Sultana Raza, Bridge to Kemet |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Joel McKay. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 983 finds that a practice common throughout history might be turned upside down by archeology in Rave Grobbing. |
| Letters | Richard Ong, On Composing “Venice Expo” |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Venice World Exposition Channie Greenberg, Journey 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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