The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 737
| Novel |
The Trace lab sheds some light on recent murders. McCoy goes off-duty to perform an act of kindness. Stick is apprehended under explosive circumstances. Gary Clifton, The Dead Bin |
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| Novella |
Krista discovers account discrepancies at DBC Financial. Tran and Gavin’s father, Bill, have reason to be alarmed. Morris J. Marshall, Volatility Cycles |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Mar Na Carter shows how a young girl learns the truth about the isolated cult her family lives in. She has a wish: Fly, Bird, Fly. Have you been acting strangely lately? You may be able to say, “The cat made me do it”: Rob Dinsmoor, The Pharaoh Cats, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Gabriel Ertsgaard tells a story that may help young readers understand some news headlines: The Treasure of Mountainyville. New contributor Jonah Kruvant tells a tragic tale somewhat like Fahrenheit 451, but from the other side: Imagine His Thoughts, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
What if the only work you could get as an actor is as a part-time pest exterminator? Charles C. Cole, Performance Art in Hollywood. |
| Poetry | Michael Murry, Kicking the Memory Syndrome |
| Short Poetry |
Gary Beck, Motivation Channie Greenberg, No More Box-Spring Wibbles Oonah V. Joslin, The Case of the Heslington Brain |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Mar Na Carter, Gabriel Ertsgaard and Jonah Kruvant. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 737 advises to Hold Your Breath. |
| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews Dr. Fred Nour, True Love. |
| The Art Gallery |
Denny Marshall, Wingman 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:
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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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