What’s in Issue 305
| Novels |
Slawomir Rapala, The Three Kings Iskald reunites a palace servant with her mother. The enemy outnumbers the Lyonese 7 to 1, but Iskald has a daring plan: he’ll surround them. Michael E. Lloyd, Observation Three: Changing Hearts DF engineers some buck-passing, but the Washington summit stalls. Kristy makes a confession, but it looks cosy with Veight, Pruston and Graves closing ranks. The Mater’s Captain is frustrated but opts for patience while Quo assesses the sorry situation. |
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| Novella | After the party and the zero-gravity dancing, spirits are high, but Thebazile has mixed feelings. Bertil Falk, Bias and Vanity, chapter 6; chapter 7. |
| Serial | New contributor Maxwell James depicts political activism from the inside: Losing Schwartz, part I; part II. |
| Short Stories |
Two shady characters share a kind of ‘Midas touch’: Ken Dean, Gifted. New contributor Lauren C. Freeman paints a dark comic picture of a A Free Lunch, part 1; conclusion. New contributor J. R. Hume explores love among artificial intelligences: I, Romeo. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Daniel R. Cross depicts a blind man’s mysterious meeting with a friend in a graveyard: Visions of Truth. A bug ought to heed her elders and listen to her lessons: Katherine L. Michaels, Siya. Running up credit card debt? The zombies will have to pay: Lyndon G. Perry, Scary Moments. |
| Poetry |
John Grey, Night Job Anna Ruiz, An Un-Poem |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor Laura G. Weldon, What It’s Like |
| Essay | A voice from long ago says that Skara has a beauty all its own: Bertil Falk, A Criticism of Critics. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Daniel R. Cross, Lauren C. C. Freeman, Maxwell James, and Laura G. Weldon. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 305 is perplexed: They Went Whichaway? |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day |
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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