The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1112
| Serial | New contributor Philip Ekstrom brings together Paul, a clinical psychologist, and Andrew, a PhD student in physics. They attempt to reconcile traditional religion with the worldview of modern science. The Fate of Prophets, part 1; part 2; part 3 |
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| Short Stories |
Caught between one side and another, women rely on their wits to survive in eastern Europe in WW2. Marina Neary, No Cherries in This Orchard, part 1; conclusion New contributor Khoi Pham returns home after a long absence and discovers what links him to his father in The Bicycle’s Chain. New contributor Brian Sellnow brings Drake, a security expert, into contact with Ameer, who knows of a reward out for an apparently lost dog. With the help of Internet guru Dmitri, Drake tackles routinely an unusual case at Hangdawg, Tuesday Afternoon, part 1; conclusion., |
| Flash Fiction |
Even an apparently strange formal observance may reflect an actual remembrance in someone’s heart. Charles C. Cole, To Those We Have Lost |
| Short Poetry |
Bill Bowler, A Sea of Faces Passes |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Philip Ekstrom, Khoi Pham and Brian Sellnow. |
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Melted Candyland Channie Greenberg, Alkanet Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1112 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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