The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 662
| Novel |
Nannion lurks on the Aquarium walkway. She tries to avoid Meni and Mari, whose conversation is interrupted by what seems to be coral-induced rain. Frank is transfixed by a mysterious humanoid, and Meni makes contact with a new species of shark. Elous Telma, Oikos Nannion
Chapter 13: Meni and Mari on the Aquarium, part 2
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| Novellas |
Two characters reappear. The world of Frank, Hildy and Dippy is a rough and ready place, but actually getting killed can be avoided:
Terry L. Mirll, Karat Cake, part 16. Nikoli returns to the bagel shop. Aaron takes matters into his own hands. Bruce Pavalon, Space Girl Blues
Chapter 18: Made To Be Broken
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| Short Stories |
Victor Frenchstone travels to Ingolstadt and Geneva, researching his family history. He meets with Franz Clerval, a businessman, whose ancestor Henry appears to be conntected to Victor’s creator:
E. B. Fischadler, A Man, Not a Monster. Gaspar Hedayat’s taste in literature oscillates between celebrations of life and death. He controls all weapons of mass destruction, and his only friend is a robot: Harry Lang, Mr. Hedayat’s Friend. |
| Drama | Stanly and Jane meet for lunch. Stanly tells Jane how she can help him overcome a childhood aversion to large brassieres: Boris Kokotov, Hooks and Loops. |
| Flash Fiction |
When giving lessons in manners, make sure to use manners, not fisticuffs: Gary Clifton, In the Absence of Caution. |
| Poetry | New contributor Blake W. Sherwin, Cold Steel |
| Short Poetry |
Lana Bella, Joie de vivre Hongping Liu, Winter Scene |
Departments
| Editorial | Bewildering Stories gives advice on Guarding Against E-Mail Hacks. |
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| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Blake W. Sherwin. |
| Challenge |
Challenge 654 Response: Momentum in “Evergreen” Challenge 662 toasts Here’s Waiting at You. |
| The Art Gallery |
Denny Marshall, Waiting Behind the Wall Richard Ong, The Eye of the Dragon 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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Copyright © April 11, 2016
by Bewildering Stories
by Bewildering Stories
