The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 840
| Novel |
In a seedy restaurant, Yegor meets the poet Algoltsov, who is a slovenly genius. Yegor haggles with Algoltsov over the rights to three fine poems. Natan Dubovitsky, Near Zero
Chaper 3: Tri
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| Novella |
Hen-ree is spurned by his community, and Sammy’s father also considers his offspring bad luck. But sheer magic can make Henry a master Iron Mage and Samantha, the mistress of the winter wind. Amber Ray, If Wishes Were Horses, part 5; part 6; conclusion |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Nikki Everts shows how a life of drudgery can lead elderly Eloise to a A Life of Crime. When a couple is out of Synch, a real-life date may go bad, even cosmically bad: Dan Reed, The Real Thing. When one is in deep trouble, a fantastical story may help. Or it may dig deeper: Howard Vogl, Under the Clay Pots. |
| Poetry |
Nancy D. Bonazzoli, Old-Growth Forest Channie Greenberg, Whether Equine or Strigine Jack D. Harvey, Guernica at the Prado |
| Short Poetry |
Michael Amitin, Kiosk Café Meg Smith, None More Grace |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Nikki Everts. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 840 thinks a character might put down her pistol and exchange it for currency that’s both old and new. She could become a Poem-Packin’ Mama. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Aurora Magic 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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