The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 756
| Novella |
The police consider Gordon Lormor a suspect in Judy’s murder. He has an inquest of his own to make and finds a possible lead in Brenda, a bookstore owner. Edward Ahern, The Witches’ Bane |
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| Serial | June’s memory treatment proceeds with Stellan serving as her “anchor,” but strange visions begin to affect both of them: A. A. Khayyat, Void and Repair, part 3; part 4. |
| Short Stories |
Parents may wish to tamper with their teenage children’s affections in hopes of arranging a suitable match, but the best-laid plans can have unintended consequences:
Max Christopher, Conditioned Love, part 1; part 2; conclusion. Two nuns inspect a London church during WWI. The elder sister has the vital talent of precognition: Mark Dennis, A View From Above. Attorney Graham Bailey defends a vicar in a case that may nor may not be what it seems: Sameer Kulkarni, Crown vs. Ducastle, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Is that all there is in the world? Yes and no, depending on your perspective: Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Less Than the Eye Can See. |
| Poetry |
New contributor Osman Koroma, My African Dreams New contributor Amber Moss, I Am Just Like My Mother |
| Short Poetry |
Robin Helweg-Larsen, Beat This Level New contributor Alexander Wang, No Time for Nothing |
| Guest Contributor |
Kay K. Page, The Mad Ferris Wheel |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Osman Koroma and Amber Moss. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Don Webb cautions readers to Beware of Bullbleep! |
| Challenge | Challenge 756 espies some Piercing Pictures. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Organometallika 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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