The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1016
| Novel |
Setet is sent to negotiate with Ghita Cadzana, but a previous acquaintance, Sarah Bailick, is also a mysterious partner in the discussion. Patrick Honovich, The Elusive Taste of Kolchoan Blue
Chapter 8: The Mother of All Hangovers, part 1; part 2
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| Short Stories |
What can one do to thwart an abductor that is invincible? And how will the world react to its intermittent presence?
Jeffrey Greene, He Is Other, part 1;
conclusion New contributor James Nelli brings a helpful young lad to a prime fishing hole to assist with Benjamin’s Lures. Sometimes, while fishing, one can catch more than fish, such as a good idea. Douglas Young, Fishing for a Connection, part 1; conclusion |
| Flash Fiction |
A gentleman is afflicted by a tiny pest with an enormous personality, but it is still able to learn. It’s both small and large at the same time, as though a relative of Voltaire’s Micromégas. Charles C. Cole, The Conquering Flea |
| Poetry | David Barber, Songs the Jirt Sang |
| Short Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Our Daily Bread |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes James Nelli. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1016 sings of New Songs. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Cocktail Bomb Ron Sanders, The Deep 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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