The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 789
| Novel |
Dario attempts an assassination, apparently at Delumbia’s behest. Now Dario has a lot to worry about. Charles C. Cole, Murder in New Eden
Chapter 28: Sgt. Cody’s Ice Cream Truck
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| Short Stories |
In the Wild West, where desperadoes roam, young Tad Brannigan displays the kind of combat training that even children may need:
Gary Clifton, Ambush at Hang Tree Gulch, part 1;
conclusion. New contributor J. H. Zech shows resourceful soldiers conducting a seemingly impossible attack in a mission they hate: Ilysveil: Spiral of Madness, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Clark Zlotchew introduces an embittered sailor who unwittingly re-enacts the tragedy of an ancient myth: The Smell of Land, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
How might jazz evolve in the future? What are the right and wrong ways to do it? John Thiel, The Final Note. |
| Poetry |
Michael Murry, Better Maimed Than Marxist New contributor Christine Seery, Implacable Spirit |
| Short Poetry |
Robin Helweg-Larsen, The Word New contributor David Whippman, Earthbound |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Christine Seery, J. H. Zech and Clark Zlotchew. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 789 considers the impossibility of Not-Being in a Poem. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Wormhole 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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