The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 619
| Novel |
Belthaeous shows Rodney Mammon’s secret power source. Nacroanus takes Rodney and Belthaeous to meet Ahriman. John W. Steele, The Chronicle of Belthaeous |
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| Short Stories |
Down to the sea, to search for treasure! But treasure is not always buried; sometimes it floats:
Mike Florian, The Treasure of the Tide Rips. New contributor Perry McDaid shows how a mischievous leprechaun can use the power of poetry to beguile a young boy: The Blame Goblin’s Poem. When Walt gets stuck in the past, the future comes looking for him: Ron Van Sweringen, The Summer of Forgetting. |
| Flash Fiction |
Mom may tell young Vance that his Grampa sometimes spins tall tales. But the stories may yet have a certain utility, even truth: Charles C. Cole, A Grampa’s Tale. New contributor Gerald Warfield introduces an elderly knight who seems somewhat out of touch with modern ways: The Cairn of House Aescritor. |
| Poetry | Mike Acker, Strewn Fate |
| Short Poetry |
Lana Bella, Dry Bone |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Perry McDaid and Gerald Warfield. |
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| Discussion |
Bewildering Stories discusses Should Charlie Be Polite? with Henry F. Tonn and Bill Kowaleski. |
| Letters |
Tom Borthwick reports A Singular Success Story. Gary Clifton greets Space Aliens From the Hidden World. |
| The Reading Room |
Bill Kowaleski, Brighter Than the Stars excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong photographs a Cratered World. 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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