The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 927
| Novel |
Drina gives Dan basic information about the various supernatural tribes. She explains why Dan is so unusual and why his exceptional strength is needed. John Rossi, The Adventures of Dead Dan: The Old Religion, part 4 |
|---|---|
| Novella |
In a future where androids have begun to take on human functions, they meet human resistance. A small “humans-only” group is about to emigrate to an exoplanet when they are suddenly joined by Caspar Klunk, an anti-android paramilitary fleeing the police. Bill Bowler, Klunk, part 1 |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Kjetil Jansen takes an old man on a restorative morning walk. If the gentleman is to return alive, he will have to grasp and make good use of A Handy Stone. New contributor L. B. Zinger introduces a psychiatric patient who is suffering from Migraines and Metamorphosis, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Albin Zollinger brings two German tourists, Richard and Helmut, to Italy in the late 1930’s. Good times and overweening self-confidence prepare them poorly for The Maze of the Past, part 1; conclusion — tr. Michael Wooff |
| Flash Fiction |
In its own way, the garden of life preserves the work of those who tend it: Bertil Falk, Beyond Journey’s End. |
| Short Poetry |
Gary Inbinder, Shrike in a Dead Tree |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Kjetil Jansen and L. B. Zinger. |
|---|---|
| Challenge | Challenge 927 leaves all Stones Upturned. |
| The Art Gallery |
John Eric Ellison, Found Photo 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.
Please write!
