The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1158
| Short Stories |
Which are worse: the space aliens or Kevin’s and Chad’s attempts to escape from them?
Gary Clifton, The Alien Horde A mother is having a typically frantic household morning with her infant twins when help comes from a kindly lady who is apparently a neighbor. Ilya J. Hakky, My Experienced Visitor How small can a manager get when he has a controlling, vindictive personality? Arthur finds out. Ruairi MacInnes, A New Size in Library Management, part 1; conclusion Chris, a professor, allows special treatment for his students when they experience problems with their mental health. He recalls a helpful hand in the past to explain why. Morris Marshall, The Gift of Second Chances |
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| Flash Fiction |
When you’re the fittest, it’s nice to have supplies at hand when meeting a survival challenge. Oonah V Joslin, The Fittest’s Solution |
| Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Swiftly Reading Channie Greenberg, Wonk and Soke |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 1158 finds that in a truly Bewildering story, one can remember things from the past or From the Future. |
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, The Witching Hour John D. Connelley, Let It Be 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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