The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 721
| Novel |
The revolutionaries’ victory comes at a price, and many of the winners will have to pay it. Bill Kowaleski, Living Standards
Chapter 41: The Scapegoat
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| Serial |
Browning and Coswald set out to find Rosenberg, who has apparently placed a curse on Coswald’s pocket watch. Browning finds he has an uncontrollable desire to possess the object that controls time. Bryon L. Havranek, The Masterful Timepiece |
| Short Stories |
In the Wild West, justice requires that killers’ motives be questioned:
Gary Clifton, Dance Hall Bounty Hunters, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Roy Dorman introduces the irascible Deputy Sheriff Andy Donaldson, who has a big problem with Fred Dirkson, The High Priest of Roadkill. New contributor Kimberly Steinberg portrays a close-knit family haunted by a vampire. If reasonable remedies seem ineffective, what can they do but consult a specialist and Beat the Drum, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Poetry | New contributor Sunayna Pal, A Letter to My Mind |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor Alan Katerinsky, Con Sweetie |
| Memoirs |
New contributor Behrang Foroughi answers Montesquieu’s famous ironic question: “How can anyone be a Persian?” It’s simple: by being a human being in the Old Bazaar of Tehran as well as on the streets of Manhattan in the Rain. Sometimes, one can learn a lot from the smallest things: Don Webb, First Contact in a Coffee Cup. |
| Classic Reissue |
A memorable story shows how a foreigner bridges an enormous divide between worlds: Camille Parker, Muttawain. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Roy Dorman, Behrang Foroughi, Alan Katerinsky, Sunayna Pal and Kimberly Steinberg. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 721 sees that people wear Coats of Many Colors. |
| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews Gary Beck, Tremors. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Weeping Centaur Steven Rice, Grim Dripper 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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