The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 751
| Serial | Not only does Trina have to deal with an unscrupulous boss, she discovers an undercover agent in her band of obstreperous tourists on the mysterious planet: Ronald Linson, Nightburn, part 3; part 4; conclusion. |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Max Christopher introduces Carl, a well-educated handyman; his vindictive ex-wife, Juanita; and their son, Peter. Carl sights reincarnations of the Roman emperor Domitian almost everywhere. They are more real than he thinks:
The 101 Domitians, part 1;
part 2;
part 3;
conclusion. Why might Brenda hire Rose to impersonate her at a 25th high-school reunion? Roy Dorman, Duplicity in Dubuque, part 1; part 2; conclusion. If your comely and artificially intelligent toaster oven protects you by killing a would-be assassin, what is it guilty of, if anything? Walt Giersbach, The Machine Wore Makeup. |
| Poetry |
Robin Helweg-Larsen, The Herald Michael Murry, Another Commander-in-Brief (or Grief) |
| Short Poetry |
Herb Kauderer, The Detective’s Ghost Richard Stevenson, Tulpa |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Max Christopher. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 751 plays some Shell Games. |
| The Reading Room |
Alison McBain reviews Guy Gavriel Kay, Tigana. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Dream Catcher 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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