The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 881
| Novels |
Yegor, bent on revenge, discovers where the elusive Mamai will be hiding. Now he has a decision to make, somehow. Natan Dubovitsky, Near Zero
Chapter 45: Sorok Pyat’
A plot is afoot to disrupt Cygnian factory production on Earth. James Martin and his allies organize a counterplot. Bill Kowaleski, Creative Destruction
Chapter 40: Abdullah Chooses Sides
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| Novella | Liesl tries to explain how her scanner works in the multiverse, but Saul has serious doubts about it: J. H. Malone, Drunk on Time, part 9. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Ryan P. Dalton shows what happens when Dumb machines replace people even in Poison Control. Follow procedures? Not Owmapow; he will mount his high horse: Channie Greenberg, Owmapow the Incorrigible. New contributor Melissa Rose Rogers confronts ballerina Annabelle with a conundrum: what to do when the law forbids her to be who she is: Gattaca Meets Black Swan, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
A writing workshop may offer more opportunities than in writing:
Charles C. Cole, Unveiling the Authentic Sentence, At least three sins can spoil good music: perfectionism, nihilism and greed: João Ventura, Singing and Voice. |
| Poetry |
Harris Coverley, The Mist-Walkers Gary Inbinder, Et in Arcadia Ego |
Memoir |
Broadcasting an innovative radio program can be a lot of fun, as long as the equipment and accidents don’t get in the way: Rick Kennett, Piloting into the Unknown, part 1; conclusion. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Ryan P. Dalton and Melissa Rose Rogers. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 881 finds that stories always seem to raise questions, especially When and Where, Who and Why? |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Thor and Freya in Combat 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
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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