The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 723
| Serial |
The medieval relic peddlers are on their way to the Holy Land. Political complications arise that have an eerie resemblance to those of today. Michael Díaz Fieto, The Relic-Mongers
Chapter 6: Redness;
Chapter 7: Epistle;
Chapter 8: Taxes;
Chapter 9: A Big Cat; Chapter 10: Too Future |
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| Short Stories |
Texas Ranger Henry Paul Brannigan hears of cattle rustlers. Two newcomers in town soon put him and his friend Bear Smith on their trail, heading for a true Wild West showdown:
Gary Clifton, Border Jumpers, part 1; conclusion. Sam is a mild, well-meaning fellow who has only one problem: two fiancées. What can he do but split? And he does, in a manner of speaking: Matthew Harrison, The Difference Splitter, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Sjoerd van Wijk shows a father celebrating his daughter’s birthday. Where better to wish her a Happy Tenth but in the City of Light... and life? |
| Poetry |
New contributor Scott E. Green & Herb Kauderer, War Games Douglas Young, The Ultimate Refuge |
| Short Poetry |
Shola Balogun, Falcon |
| Essay | The younger generation will surely be amazed to learn what computers and communications were like in the olden days, almost thirty years ago: Charles B Pettis, How I Learned to Love the Internet. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Scott E. Green and Sjoerd van Wijk. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 723 anticipates Unintended Consequences. |
| Discussion | Bewildering Stories discusses The Early Days of E-Mail. |
| The Reading Room |
David Adès, Afloat in Light excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Beowulf and Grendel 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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