The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 712
| Novel |
When an armed squad arrives at Teresa Walters’ residence, Carlo hides. But the hit men are not coming for him; Seraphin will arrive later, with an opportunity to offer. Bill Kowaleski, Living Standards
Chapter 30: An Assassination and an Opportunity
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| Novella | Young Michael Walker rescues his father, who is injured when a storm blows the Sadie away from home, toward Hatch Island: Bill Prindle, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, part 2. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor K. A. Mansi shows how deep-sea exploration might work both ways: Luzvaminda. An outlander working man can bring compassion to the violent, crime-ridden streets of Zodom: Stuart North, Under the Shell, part 1; part 2; conclusion. Arranged marriage or not, a question remains in different cultures: “What will the parents think?” The kindly intervention of fate can resolve a lot of false problems: Rudy Ravindra, Blind Love, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Which is better in social media: fame or notoriety? Channie Greenberg, Fubar on Nosy-Look. |
| Short Poetry |
Shola Balogun, Through the Hole in Their Wall Crystalwizard, Mr. Cat Allison Grayhurst, After Rejection |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 712 peers through Window Pains. |
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| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews Janet Evanovich, Tricky Twenty-Two. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Ghostlover 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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