The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 922
| Serial |
A scholar of the occult keeps a journal for his therapist while on a mental-health retreat in a home ostensibly owned by a curiously ageless film star. C. M. Barnes, Eternal Return, part 1; part 2 |
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| Short Stories |
New contibutor Jessica Moore poses a problem: Why would perfectly good robot ranch hands fall over a cliff and need repairs? Have they learned something not included in their programming? The Heart Is Exposed Wire, part 1;
part 2;
conclusion. New contributor Henri de Régnier recounts the tragedy behind the snuffing of Mr. d’Andercausse’s Candle. — tr. Michael Wooff |
| Flash Fiction |
When a small-town constable is outmatched by Zeno Bucket, a local troublemaker, what better reinforcements to call upon than Mother Druzella. She can freeze Zeno with a glare while consulting her monster-suppression handbook:
Gary Clifton, The Constable’s Duty, If you show up at a sleazy saloon to argue with Satan, first make sure you know who you’re dealing with: David Henson, A Place Without Music. |
| Poetry |
Mimi Ferebee, Closet Chatter Jack Merwin, The Three Kings of Folly: The Angelic King |
| Short Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, Offunato’s “Yesterday” |
Memoir |
As old-timers age, they wonder understandably, “Where are the friends of yesteryear?” Silvia Hines, Seeking Reconnection. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Jessica Moore. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 922 asks, “Does a certain narrator have his Pants on Fire?” |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Fire Nest 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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