The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1143
| Short Stories |
New contributor Dave Clark opens the door of needed fortunate chance to a couple when Hugo Hears From Julie. New contributor Matt Cowell explores a scientist’s disappearance in Alphonse’s Scrapbook, part 1; part 2; conclusion. Is Phobos a moon of Mars or a captured asteroid? The legal definition may determine whether a scheming oligarch shall be King of the Solar System. Jeff Gaba, Choice of Law, part 1; conclusion When a film critic finally discovers and views the lost film Stigmata, he’s perplexed: does it depict a sinister reality or an equally dark fiction? Jeffrey Greene, The Lost Film Stigmata, part 1; part 2; conclusion |
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| Flash Fiction |
Be careful when writing alternate-universe fiction lest the inhabitants come visiting and wish to lodge a complaint. Humphrey Price, The Day I Saved Our Universe |
| Poetry | Ljubo Popovich, Nostalgic Scenes |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Dave Clark and Matt Cowell. |
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| The Reading Room |
Channie Greenberg, The Lion’s Share of Ourselves excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Eerier Moon John D. Connelley, What Is AI, Really? Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1143 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
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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