The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 425
| Novel | Jonas kills time for another day, waiting to set a plan in motion in the midnight hours. If the Bureau of Information Protection won’t come to him, he’ll take the battle to the BIP: Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Error, chapter 13. |
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| Novella | Emma relates the history of her vampire family: Rene Barry, The Children of Arnborg: the Prophecy, chapter 2, part 1; part 2. |
| Serials |
Roxy seems to be lost, but the Ida Mae Wheeler thang swoops down upon the cornfield, followed closely by the Air Force with cannons blazing. Surprisingly, things — or thangs — seem to take a turn for the better: Glenn Gray, A Day in the Cornfield, part 15. New contributor Ilan Herman introduces copywriter and would-be author Alan Abelian, who’s written an unsettling short story. Sharing it gets him into a heap of trouble on the Net — and beyond: Seven Degrees of Bogus, part 1; part 2; part 3. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Jeff Bowles brings to trial a pair of assassins who are undone by a magical Druidic mask: Death Mask. New contributor Maia Lena introduces Paine, a deeply conflicted young woman who can neither resist nor accept the advances of a merman: Too Pale for a Lifeguard. |
| Flash Fiction |
Even space aliens have science fiction? That’s a good thing. Isn’t it? Karlos Allen, Comparative Literature. |
| Poetry | Bridgett Mahoney, Mermaid Girls |
| Short Poetry |
Arnold Hollander, I’m Alive Oonah V. Joslin, Armchair Observatory, December 10, 2010 |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Ilan Herman and Maia Lena. |
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| Challenge |
Challenge 401 Responses:
Challenge 417 Response:
Donna Hole on “Name That Tune” Challenge 424 Response:
Carmen Ruggero on “Two Minutes in Tomorrow”
Challenge 425: LOL Last, LOL Best |
| The Art Gallery |
Üzeyir Lokman Çaycı, Face and Circumflex 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
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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Copyright © April 4, 2011 by Bewildering Stories
