The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1130
| Serial | Kage, a pianist, comes from Tokyo to the Foundation, an artists’ retreat located in the Engadine valley, on the river Inn. His objective is to compose the third movement of a symphony while grieving his wife’s recent demise. Can he remain faithful to her memory when he is desired by other women, including ghosts? Martin Westlake, Source of Inspiration, part 1; part 2 |
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| Short Stories |
An attempt is made to interview The Head, which is a politician’s sole remains that have been preserved for more than a century. The Head is more than glad to offer its advice on amassing gold and glory. Jeffrey Greene, The Head and Its Hair New contributor Dustin Smith brings a scholar to an ancient Mayan city, where survival in struggle is won only Under the Gaze of Ix Chel, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Poetry | John Eric Ellison, And I Wait |
| Short Poetry |
Gary Beck, Most Painful Farewell Brenda Mox, Beyond Memory |
| Drama | Old man Nemo and his friend, Kafka the Cat, reconcile each other to the fate of old age. Gary Inbinder, Morituri or Curtains for Nemo and Kafka |
| Essay | The essay is partly a dramatized memoir, but its importance consists in its observations and conclusions concerning the place of women in patriarchal societies, which can be found in various forms all around the world. Huina Zheng, Why I Am Proud of My Daughter |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Dustin Smith. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1130 finds that a current public question is posed in more than one way in this issue: “How Primitive can you get?” |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Caving in a Lava Tube Channie Greenberg, Lightly Falling John D. Connelley, Panorama Park Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1130 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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