The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 961
| Novel |
Lima is enraged that the most exasperating teen she has ever met not only knew her father but also had had a relationship with him. Lima also finds herself lusting after Mac Giskin and begins to frequent the local teen hotspot, Deli Deluxe, in hopes of luring Mac to her. Meanwhile, Dr. Sebastian Quinn hears that Barbra is becoming unhinged. He and his wife plan an intervention. Channie Greenberg, The Ill-Advised Adventures of Jim-Jam O’Neily
Chapter 21: Unusual Fondnesses
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| Novella |
Sam explains his plans to find the Spero and the restrictions of salvage law. The three explorers fall asleep while reminiscing about old times. Nemo West, The Lost Wreck of the Spero
Chapter 3: Cavender’s Cabin
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| Short Stories |
Ada has big plans for her lottery winnings. Now, can she afford to buy a ticket?
Shauna Checkley, Cat Scratch Lotto Fever. Rot, a youthful musician in the back country, is about to be lured away by strange people who jump up and down in time to his music. Rot’s friend, Seed, provides an elemental cure: Steven French, Gods Save the Queen. New contributor D. M. Woolston introduces Dwoolindor, a student mage, who secretly conjures a powerful muse that offers Arcane Inspirations. |
| Flash Fiction |
A shady character has a sticky-fingered girlfriend. How can they ever get along? Charles C. Cole, The Tip. |
| Short Poetry |
Mike Acker, Mandelbrot |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes D. M. Woolston. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 961 says that A Tip to the Wise may be more than sufficient. |
| The Reading Room |
Rado Dyne, One Man’s Burden excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Brain Teaser New contributor David Paul Harris, Eye in Red and Blue 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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