The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 686
| Novel |
Jiri makes friends and great progress in adapting to life as a servant of the wealthies. But he is repelled when he learns what plans the wealthies have for him. Bill Kowaleski, Living Standards
Chapter 2: Bain’s Proposal, part 1; part 2
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| Serial | Nick Andrews and his characters, along with Ruby Narnian, achieve literary fame in the time just prior to WW II: Bill Prindle, Ghost Writers, part 5; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
What preparations do you make when a serial killer invites you to lunch?
Gary Clifton, Lunch With a Killer. “Where did you two meet?” We find out why a couple might not want to answer the question: Morris Marshall, That Burning Question, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Joshua Taylor brings Zane to Chang’s Virtual Den for a sensuous vacation from real life. But what happens when you go on vacation and can’t come back? Cloudview, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Love can conquer all, especially if the lovers have a vial of magic potion: Charles C. Cole, Make No Mistake. |
| Poetry | Gary Beck, Remembrance |
| Short Poetry |
Shola Balogun, Footprints On a Deserted Path Stephen Ellams, Something Inside of Me Is Still Crying |
Departments
| Editorial | Bewildering Stories discusses PDF Versions: Reading on the Road. |
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| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Joshua Taylor. |
| Challenge | Challenge 686 says Mistakes Were Made but not by whom. |
| The Reading Room |
Martin Kerharo reviews: |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Haunted Totem 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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