The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 553
| Novel |
Herbert Mann invents a rule against music, and Earl is next on Elroy’s list of enemies to be purged. Meanwhle, Ivory and some new-found friends have other ideas. Sherman Smith, Two Bind Men and a Fool |
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| Novella |
As new life begins to stir on planet Rogue, Demeter and Persephone complete the spiral of events with the realization of what they have been doing — and becoming. Mark Bonica, Spiraling In 13: Year 825, conclusion
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| Short Stories |
When fish and birds are gone, life drains away from more than the sea: Grove Koger, Treacherous Waters. New contributor Prashila Naik introduces Rajat, who has a conflicted past but is in love — in his own way — with Shreya, a Dream Woman. The faithful butler Harold discovers that he must decide whether his sister Rose is a blessing or a curse: Owen Traylor, Life and Death in Eaton Square. |
| Flash Fiction |
Can a hallucination leave a paper trail? Walter Giersbach, Scouting Alternatives. |
| Poetry |
New contributor Stephen Ellams, What Might Have Been B. Z. Niditch, Intergalactic Poet |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor Harley King, Open Media |
| Essay | Channie Greenberg explains The Need for Staid Midlifers to Write Bizarro Texts. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Stephen Ellams, Harley King. and Prashila Naik. |
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| Discussion | Bewildering Stories discusses Spiraling In. |
| Challenge | Challenge 553 seeks the Spiral’s Center. |
| The Reading Room |
Danielle L. Parker, A Shopping List: Maritime Marvels |
| 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
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