The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1021
| Novel |
Max Niemand learns a lot from the missing witness’s sister and develops new suspicions of his own. Gary Inbinder, The Girl on the Rush Street Bridge
Chapter 7: Mary O’Neill Hires Max
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| Novella |
Lemm knows whom to trust and to distrust. Now he must find a way to counter the insurgents’ plot without arousing suspicion. Alcuin Fromm, Trust Me, part 4 |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Lyle Hopwood confirms an age-old belief: incidents of possession do not end well. Hang On To Yourself, part 1;
conclusion What can one do with a pet dog that encounters a long-forgotten past? Martin Westlake Best Friends, part 1; conclusion |
| Flash Fiction |
Jaime and Beto are engaged in a medically useful enterprise, but it’s just a little on the shady side of the law. Gary Clifton, Snake Eyes |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor James Tweedie, Leo, at the Beach |
| Essay | New contributor J. R. Spaulding, Jr. delivers a spirited oral monologue about a play celebrating the Shawnee hero Tecumseh. A Panther Crossing the Sky, part 1; conclusion |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Lyle Hopwood, J. R. Spaulding, Jr and James A. Tweedie. |
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| The Reading Room |
Gary Robbe, Not Buried Deep Enough excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Last Days Channie Greenberg, Amoeba Ron Sanders, Selfie 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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