The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 967
| Novel |
In a refuge for abused women, a weary employee, Miranda, meets a new client, Lucilla. The newcomer is very quiet and somewhat unprepossessing but somehow elicits a certain fascination. New contributor David A. Riley, Lucilla, part 1 |
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| Short Stories |
An 18th-century Japanese author writes a cautionary tale about a young poet’s seeking inspiration in his world’s conflicts:
Ueda Akinari, The One-Eyed God. New contributor Emma Burger takes an American girl on a sightseeing trip to southern France, where she finds dangerous beauty: Last Boat to Frioul, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Ron Davidson illustrates the peril in a special case of telepathy: one might hear The Last Sound They Make. |
| Flash Fiction |
Skye has reached an age where Clara-belle might give him the very best that an artificial intelligence could provide: Charles C. Cole, The AI and Me. |
| Poetry | B. M. Mox, Poised Precariously |
| Essay | Doesn’t all sport have its origins in ancient warfare? But the merit of sport is that it isn‘t deadly. Or at least it’s not supposed to be: Douglas Young, Is American Football Worth All Its Health Problems? |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Emma Burger and Ron Davidson. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Bewildering Stories discusses the evolution of safety and morality in Football History. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Bedlam’s Eye 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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