The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 809
| Novel |
Izzalia is victorious in battle but is seriously injured. In the aftermath, she encounters a new and different creature, one that seems to approach her as a kind of emisssary. L. S. Popovich, Echoes From Dust |
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| Short Stories |
The invaders from space have come to exploit Earth, and they brook no interference. What is a peace-loving man to do?
Sam Buckley, Flora of the Fifty Flames, part 1;
conclusion. Justice is a virtue; it regards neither size nor status: Gary Clifton, Small Matters. New contributor K. Noel Moore brings back the dead from wars past in The Friendless Unburied. |
| Flash Fiction |
“To see ourselves as others see us.” Robbie Burns’ words take on new meaning when a lonely, self-effacing man goes to his front door and greets a neighbor:
Charles C. Cole, Dollard’s Perception. New contributor Harrison Kim recounts a caretaker’s recollection of fame at The Screaming Pool. |
| Poetry | Ronald Linson, Little Brother |
| Short Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Biosphere Nick Pipitone, Strange Planet |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Harrison Kim and K. Noel Moore. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 809 announces nervously that Off Is the Next Stop. |
| The Reading Room |
Gary Beck, Flare Up excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Luminescence 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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