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The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 1035

Novel Joey, from Max Niemand’s office, and his friend Conrad confer with detectives Mueller and Sugrue in a private room of Otto’s convivial bar. The detectives tell Joe and Conrad to warn Max and Rosie of looming danger. It is closer than they suspect.
Gary Inbinder, The Girl on the Rush Street Bridge
Chapter 24: Blood on the Streets
Short
Stories
Princess Elena meets Sumari, a man of the forest. They discover that they are fortuitously unrelated. Elena discovers a sense that will serve the women of the kingdom well for ages to come. Gary Clifton, Scent From the Heart

New contributor Evan Witmer introduces an amnesiac who discovers he can profit from renting out parts of his unused brain in a convenient new process called Capitulism, part 1; part 2; conclusion.

Is Bigfoot real? Maybe. At least the idea can be useful in surprising ways. Douglas Young, Looking for Bigfoot, part 1; part 2; conclusion
Flash
Fiction
Gloria-Anne’s ex-husband wants a self-replacement. She’s a contracts specialist and knows how to prevent possession. Charles C. Cole, Moving On
Poetry Gary Beck, Aesthetics
Short
Poetry
Oonah V. Joslin, Captive to the Hawk

Departments

Welcome Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Evan Witmer.
Challenge Challenge 1035 sees that some literary characters are or plan to be Home Unalone
The Art
Gallery
Richard Ong, Love Letter
Channie Greenberg, Reach 3
Ron Sanders, Catwalk

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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