The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1107
| Short Stories |
At times of discontent or unhappiness, even the strangest totems can take one great distances.
Jeffrey Greene, The Silverback Society, part 1; conclusion Pandemic-induced social and economic problems are abruptly and sternly resolved by order of an unlikely trio: the “Vashistas.” Morris Marshall, Forced Conversation New contributor Mike Player reports from a future Solar System in which the inhabitants of Titan must contend with the space-traveling, post-apocalyptic evolutions of Earth, Super Bug, part 1; conclusion New contributor Patrick S. Smith brings to life Owen Dixon, a long-term cemetery caretaker, and some true friends. My Friend, Death, part 1; conclusion |
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| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Ahmed Al-Khamisi depicts a newspaper editor and a cartoonist who realize that an oppressive government will make them Two Escapees in their own story. |
| Poetry | New contributor Michael Pedretti, Seven Ages of Man |
| Short Poetry |
Bill Bowler, Old Man Falling Asleep |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Ahmed Al-Khamisi, Michael Pedretti, Mike Player and Patrick S. Smith. |
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| The Reading Room |
Gary Beck, Pirate Spring: a Novel of Haiti excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Infinite Door 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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