The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 458
| Novel |
Inaction Man is a comic witness to Kev’s meeting with his ideal Elisabetha: Phillip Donnelly, Kev the Vampire Chapter 13: Union
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| Serial | Kzirth has Blunt infiltrate the dread Asp prison: Danielle L. Parker, Tower of Sighs, parts 4-6. |
| Short Stories |
An immortal who has lived through two strangely familiar apocalypses nonetheless feels compassion for those who have experienced only one: Lou Antonelli, Tell Gilgamesh I’m Sorry, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Jewel Beth Davis tells of two space alien schoolboys playing hooky: Flak. New contributor Jason P. Reeser depicts a group of soldiers frozen in time: Timeless in Winter, part 1; conclusion. A Christmas tree may symbolize a number of things, and for Parker Jones it has a special meaning: Ron Van Sweringen, Parker Jones’ Tree. |
| Flash Fiction |
A packrat often leaves an item behind, apparently in exchange for what it takes. And what is left is often more valuable than what is taken: Sandra Crook, Faith Stealer. New contributor David Harker describes a bored man fantasizing about a woman who is, for him, truly exotic: Dream Date. |
| Poetry |
Alessandro Cusimano, The Nation — La Nazione Rebecca Lu Kiernan, In the News Mariah Sells, A Scavenger Hunt for Omnipotence |
| Short Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, Department Store |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Jewel Beth Davis, David Harker, and Jason Phillip Reeser. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 458 says Gotcha Coming and Going. |
| The Art Gallery |
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
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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Copyright © December 5, 2011 by Bewildering Stories
