The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 891
| Novella | Alec turns in desperation to his neighbor, Dave, after entrusting his rifle to Jenny, Claire and Mira. But the mountain lion may still be on the prowl: C. M. Barnes, Shadow Hour, part 5; conclusion. |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Henry Alan Paper takes a traveler to a strange country where he enters a large and bustling restaurant and finds he is In Another Country’s Other Country. Crushing debt, unemployment and homelessness make young Farren especially vulnerable to exploitation: Janet Sever, Side Gig, part 1; part 2; conclusion. There’s no demand for Ted’s skills as an engraver and printer, but he can still put them to use: H. E. Vogl, You’ve Got to Make a Profit. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Marcelo Medone brings Perdita to a planet where she’ll find out what happened to her wayward mining partner: Curtains Close at Purplix. |
| Poetry |
Stephen Ellams, Stroma LindaAnn LoSchiavo, The Quietus |
| Short Poetry |
Ed Blundell, Sundown Oonah V. Joslin, Transformations |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Marcelo Medone and Henry Alan Paper. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 891 finds that Discerning Intent can sometimes be difficult in determining characters’ motives. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Fallen Angel 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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