The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1144
| News |
This is the last regular issue of the second quarter, northern spring or southern autumn, according to your hemisphere. Next week, the Second Quarterly Review will bring you the editors’ choices from issues 1133 to 1144. At mid-year, Bewildering Stories marks an anniversary and begins its 25th year of weekly publication. |
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| Short Stories |
Four friends meet in Hanoi at the Lunar new year to celebrate their ancient friendship. Since they are large and universally known, they are careful to maintain public decorum by appearing as humans to the café patrons. D. A. Cairns, The Golden Turtle of Sword Lake An orphan of high-school age appears to be a ready-made victim of abuse for classmates and adults alike. A TV apparition gives him the power to do away with his tormentors. But how shall he use this power, now that he’s officially a demigod? Charles C. Cole, A Demigod in Smite of Myself, part 1; conclusion At the mythical seashore town of Replenine, a lighthouse and the Moon provide two different sources of nighttime light. And their light serves different purposes. Jules, I Am the Moon |
| Flash Fiction |
Darcy has been a prodigy at baking since she was a teenager. Now that she is an accomplished baker, she has good customers but, by happenstance, she has also had a difficult apprentice. Channie Greenberg, Darcy New contributor Bradford Watson gives an example of a way to befriend all squirrels. For a young human, it’s relatively easy in The Tale of Lord Sicurus. |
| Poetry | John Eric Ellison, Arrival Under Divided Suns |
| Short Poetry |
Jeffrey Greene, Afterwards |
| Essay | New contributor Bill Carr explains how certain types of human organizations can have a positive influence on the human future: The Effect of Moralistic-Based Team Building on Evolution. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Bill Carr and Bradford Watson. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1144 asks where does one go when you take all your clothing but Leave Your Shoes behind? |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, At the Terminator: Night Approaches on the Moon John D. Connelley, Neighbors Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1144 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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