The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 908
| Novella |
Chief Surveyor Patricia gives Kate some friendly personal advice. Later, the mining colony is threatened by a pirate atack. Nemo West, What Kate Found in the Fringe, part 6. |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor George Aitch recounts the case of Mark, who senses that he is pursued by his friend Kevin’s Hum. New contributor Tris Matthews depicts an artist, Gregory, who is intent on reproducing the beauty of his late love, Bella. Animation software may fulfill his hopes. Or not: Bella and Anima. New contributor Molly Osborne introduces Claudia, who must buy stock in order to pursue her ambition in sales: Boss Babe, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Erik Svehaug brings together two young girls who, over the years, become more than fast friends: Lovers’ Moon. |
| Poetry | Lori R. Lopez, Stocking Up for the Apocalypse |
| Short Poetry |
Mike Acker, Come What May |
| Drama | On midsummer’s eve, animals can talk. A goat, Bessie, brings news of the farm to Farmer, including information about what’s been going on in the farmhouse: Charles C. Cole, Magic Night at the Farm. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes George Aitch, Tris Matthews, Molly Osborne and Erik Svehaug. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 908 turns an old proverb around: Seller Beware. |
| The Reading Room |
Martin Grise, Black Trident excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Changeling World 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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