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What’s in Issue 951

Novel Mom makes sure that Jim-Jam's lizards are rerouted to a zoo building closed to the public. Jim-Jam becomes frustrated in his attempts to manage his keychains' salinity and humidity since Mom is censoring all of his mail. He considers hiring a small forge located in a neighboring town to make his next prototype. He also considers divesting from the tourist ships and from the ecological society since the Komodos no longer need him to feed them.

In a different location, Barbra Quinn, George's former lover and mother of George's only child, muses over her contributions to the world of chemistry, especially to Big Pharm. George abandoned Barbra after a lab accident caused him to leave academia and become a hobo.
Channie Greenberg, The Ill-Advised Adventures of Jim-Jam O’Neily
Novellas Mani He meets Spider, who is initially scary but provides valuable protection for Mani He’s further explorations. Armadillo adds vital advice concerning the approach to dreams and nightmares: Joseph Carrabis, Mani He, part 5.

Fima and his relatives are fleeing anywhere beyond the invaders. When they are stalled in Novorossiisk, Fima’s Uncle Pinya finds a friendly railroad yardmaster who advises them which train to take to safety: Emil Draitser, Salty Water, part 2
Short
Stories
How might a colony of space aliens adapt if they found themselves accidentally stranded on Earth? If they’re really clever, they might fit right in: Martin Lochman Subletters.

New contributor Philip Pak brings together a mystery writer and many from her life who might tell her: Arrivederci, Baby, part 1; conclusion.
Short
Poetry
Shauna Checkley, Red Is the Original Colour

Departments

Welcome Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Philip Pak.
Challenge Challenge 951 knows that film scripts may say “Fade to Black”; that’s normal. But what might Fade to Red mean?
The Art
Gallery
Richard Ong, Meteor Strike

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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