The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 888
| Serial | Reggie Suggins is scorned by his wife and fired by his exploitative boss. Reggie’s rage arouses within him an ancient demon of vengeance named Samael: John W. Steele, The Force Within, part 1; part 2. |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Guillaume Boisset raises questions of artistry and quality for a pastry chef and his employee in The Orinoco Mille-Feuille Trials, part 1;
conclusion. New contributor Emer Mahoney brings back an old story from Ireland about the value of friendship and a home: The Touch. Fulfilling childhood dreams can be a laudable ambition, but not if it’s too easy: James Rumpel, The Instancy Effect. New contributor Robert Wenson introduces an interstellar spaceship pilot with a pet named Lilly. She appears to be a cuddly otherworldly feline until one sees The Way the Cat Pounces, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Compromise can open the door to family unity: Charles C. Cole, The Habiliments of Home. |
| Poetry |
Stephen Ellams, Rediscovering Your Beauty Gary Inbinder, Iceberg Alert |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor Ann Christine Tabaka, Life Melting |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Guillaume Boisset, Emer Mahoney, Ann C. Tabaka and Robert Wenson. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 888 finds that, at times, some special Living Assistance can come in handy. |
| The Reading Room |
Gary Clifton, Murdering Homer excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Hot Rod 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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