The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1142
| Short Stories |
In a dangerous region of the world, a common love of literature may bring peace to two men who might otherwise be enemies.
Charles C. Cole, The English Major, part 1; part 2; conclusion A miserly customer finds that the work that formed the jewelry carries a far higher price than the amount he has offered for the ornament itself. Michael J. D’Alfonsi, The Price of the Necklace, part 1; conclusion New contributor Alexandra Diorditsa introduces a fashion model who has seemed to enjoy a career as a world-class celebrity. However, in her final days, she questions its ultimate worth: Greta. |
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| Flash Fiction |
Otis is extremely self-centered, even when he attempts to bestow unwanted favors on others. How shall his acquaintances and society at large be relieved of his affliction?
Gary Clifton, The Curious Case of Otis Pool New contributor Maksym Popovych introduces a survivor of an attack on a city in a war zone. One will be inclined to inquire: Whose Eyes Are These? |
| Poetry | John Eric Ellison, Black Aurora Quiet Heart |
| Short Poetry |
Ralph S. Souders, Random Footprints |
Memoir |
English spelling is so archaic that anglophone children normally need two years of schooling to begin to read their language. But what of Chinese children? A mother who was denied an early education might have been condemned to a life of illiteracy, but her daughter responds to her parent’s love with devotion of her own. Huina Zheng, Teaching My Mom How to Read |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Alexandra Diorditsa and Maksym Popovych. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1142 notes that when it comes to writing names, the only reasonable question is: “How do you Spell That?” |
| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews... |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Niagara District Court House Channie Greenberg, Demons John D. Connelley, Polite Arachnid 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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