The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1157
| Short Stories |
AI robots add personality to travel in a post-apocalyptic future. Charles C. Cole, Stagecoach Ride, part 1; conclusion Harper confronts a basic question: Who’s in charge here, the dream or the dreamer? Jules, Harper Saves the World, part 1; conclusion Over the years, Jimmy is fond of his Uncle Bob, who has a talent for building ship models. But their relationship is subject to strained family ties. Khoi Pham, Down the River |
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| Flash Fiction |
An aged grandfather remembers life as a train ride on the Mediterranean and carries the memory of a childhood pet to journey’s end. John Coville, On the Côte d’Azur |
| Poetry | Bill Bowler, My Own World |
| Short Poetry |
Michael Wooff, Libra |
Departments
| The Reading Room |
Douglas Young reviews Experienced: on the Road with Jimi Hendrix by Eric Barrett |
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Crimson Sky Channie Greenberg, Peach Pit Bridges John D. Connelley, The Gentleman Bug Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1157 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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