The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 834
| Serial | An immortality potion has brought woe to one who used it. What lessons does it hold for those it tempts? Bryon Havranek, The Alchemist, part 3; conclusion. |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Richie Billing shows despair transformed by a rediscovered talent and The White of the Canvas, part 1;
conclusion. New contributor Len Messineo foresees gene editing taken to the realm of toys, where It’s Like Mr. Potato Head. New contributor Sushan Shetty depicts a world where everyone is governed by an artificial conscience. It works just fine, until someone discovers The Off Switch. |
| Drama | Alistair took advantage of Rae-Lynne in high school. Years later, the debt is called: Charles C. Cole, Getting Even. |
| Poetry | Boris Kokotov, The Suckers |
| Short Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Brotherly Bramble Michael Murry, Unholy Meditation |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Richie Billing, Len Messineo and Sushan Shetty. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 834 observes that different beauties are found in The Eyes of the Beholders. |
| The Art Gallery |
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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