The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 905
| Novel |
Catherine’s mother has fired Tom from his position as “night companion.” Now, Tom roams the night to seek out Catherine. Jeffrey Greene, The Night Companion
Chapter 6: Catherine
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| Novella | Quince is injured in an accident, but the mining company is unprepared for medical emergencies. Kate has an option that might help Quince, but it has an unpromising reputation: Nemo West, What Kate Found in the Fringe, part 3. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor J. J. Carswell brings to Andrew a mysterious and apparently impossible computer program stored on obsolete hardware. Andrew’s sister Olivia is determined to discover why the program induces a suicidal mania in those who access it:
Something Far Larger, part 1;
part 2;
conclusion. Some communications may be too important to be imparted in real time: Gary Clifton, Down Time. Can an ancient religion be made more enlightened by putting on modern dress? And when people believe absurdities, what can they be made to do? Miriam E. Neiberg The Wishing Ceremony. |
| Flash Fiction |
A wily burglar gives a new illustration of the term “professional deformation”: Lewayne L. White, Caught by the Cat-Man. |
| Poetry |
David Barber, Rainbow Warrior Bertil Falk, Hints of Lost Stories |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes J. J. Carswell. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 905 sees cases where a classified advert might say, Angel Needed. |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Through Lilith’s Door 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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