The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 475

Novel	Bertrand spills the beans, Arthur finds himself in the soup, and Inspector Hardy has a plateful of suspects for the presumed insider. Meanwhile, Luc licks his wounds as he ponders his bleak future, and Xérus tries to figure out what to do now. Michael E. Lloyd, Missing Emilie Book I: Self Above All Chapter 6: The Birds in the Trees, part 1; part 2 Chapter 7: Taking Stock
Serials	Ellie is stunned when Grisha and his daughter Sara appear at Mariya Petrovna’s 100th birthday party. Grisha greets Ellie coldly. Maria Kontak, A Very Convenient Affair, part 4a The cornfield erupts in a mountain of turd stuff. Dr. Taylor tries to make contact with the little man in the sample case: Glenn Gray, A Day in the Cornfield, part 20.
Short Stories	New contributor Shelly Evans introduces Alex and Vince, two young brothers who have learned about guns from their father. They’ll go to great lengths to escape from him: Dead Horses, part 1; conclusion. New contributor J. Scott Kunkle portrays a man whose life seems to parallel the swirling of a dead leaf: Autumn Passage. Dikon plays the saxophone for tips on street corners. One day Virgil comes to hire him to play the ultimate gig: Bruce Memblatt, Dikon’s Light, part 1; part 2; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	Joe is a tiresome bore at the Paradise Bar. But he won’t be there much longer. Will anyone miss him? Sandra Crook, Another Day in Paradise.
Poetry	Michael Murry, The Silence of the Lamb Chops John Stocks, With the Fishermen
Short Poetry	Afzal Moolla, Brother, Can You Spare Some Change?

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Shelly Evans and J. Scott Kunkle.
Interview	*Bewildering Stories* interviews Lewayne L. White.
The Critics’ Corner	*Bewildering Stories* discusses Speaking Globally.
Challenge	Challenge 475 tries Turning Over a Dead Leaf.
The Photo Album	Richard Ong meets Seven of Nine
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Previous NASA photos Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Our Earth as Art *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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