The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 936
| Novella | Arabelle and Moralt discover the source of the tears on the statue of Divine Galvin. The explanation makes sense, but the mystery deepens: David Samuels, Red He Wept, part 5. |
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| Short Stories |
“It seems to the rock-bound that the worlds are floating, but they fall, they fall! Which can be proved by stepping off into the wind’s roar and seeing the solid ground recede beneath you. Flyers tuck wings in tight, streamlining to catch up again. This is how we move between the worlds, our children are warned: one misstep and the Airs will take them.”
David Barber, The Hundred Falling Worlds When explorers come digging for buried treasure, the people know what Mama Earth expects: Miriam E. Neiberg, Messages From Mama Earth. No amount of baubles and finery can conceal their wearers’ barbarism: John W. Steele, Sawbones, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
A crippled scribe and an elderly spinster find they have much in common: Charles C. Cole, Brother Bushranger’s Inkpot. |
| Poetry |
Catherine Coundjeris, The Year of the Firebird New contributor P. Aaron Potter, The Alchemists |
| Memoir | Jimmy uses some pungent documentation to assure his and Harrison’s entry into the U.S.A.: Harrison Kim, A Cult of Two |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes P. Aaron Potter. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 936 seeks ways to circumvent Avoidance Strategies. |
| The Art Gallery |
Channie Greenberg. Clarinet and Oboe 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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