The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 882
| Novels |
Yegor finally sees Crybaby but lets her sleep while he wreaks revenge on Mamai, or thinks he does. At long last, he is taken in hand by the real heroine of the story. Natan Dubovitsky, Near Zero
Chapter 46: Sorok Shest’, conclusion
How best to protect a Cygnian factory from a nuclear attack? Let Guard-Robert operate his slight of hand. The results will open up big opportunities for Salesman-Drake. Bill Kowaleski, Creative Destruction
Chapter 41: Futile Attack
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| Novella | Liesl loses interest in both Saul and the scanner. Saul has grave doubts about the device but sees how he can use it for a good purpose: J. H. Malone, Drunk on Time, part 10. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Dan Belanger shows how Edith can overcome an evil family heritage and win friends she could have never had while alive: Everything You See, part 1;
conclusion. New contributor Samuel Oladele introduces Isaac and Bisola, who are, together, Bunmi’s only sibling. Which strength does the family need most: male or female? Two in One. New contributor Carl Taylor has young Gerald take his father to a mysterious destination. On the way, the father contemplates the etymology of the word “terrific” and its implications for him on A Most Terrific Day, part 1; conclusion. |
| Poetry | Mike Acker, Now and Then |
| Short Poetry |
K. A. Williams, Dreaming of a Small Town |
| Essay | Cats may have nine lives, but one in particular needs some expert help in keeping his first life: Ken Poyner, The First of Nine Lives. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Dan Belanger, Samuel Oladele and Carl Taylor. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 882 knows the expression “Too soon old, too late smart.” In some cases, one may also be Too Late Young. |
| The Reading Room |
Ellis L. “Skip” Knox, A Child of Great Promise excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Emma 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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