The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1116
| Serial | Professor Rupert Irwin, a “brush and paint artist,” is unemployed five years short of retirement when his university goes bankrupt. A friend helps him reincarnate temporarily in 17th-century Spain. As the court painter of King Charles II, he is introduced to a very unusual model. Marina J. Neary, People of Pleasure, part 1; part 2; part 3 |
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| Short Stories |
Baseball managing has become ruled by statistics, but numbers cannor substitute for real players on real fields, on real days; nor can statistics exclude the element of luck. James Hanna, The Vegas Differential Dora’s sister’s fiancé is a confirmed rationalist. Dora has a special talent that may broaden his point of view. Edna C. Horning, A Thorn in the Flesh New contributor Lucien R. Starchild introduces Prof. Maya Chen, who cultivates a humble fern that evolves extra rapidly, promising hope for the future in The Paradox Garden. |
| Flash Fiction |
“Serotinous” is said to refer to someone who does the right thing at the right time. An awkward teenager is adopted as a boyfriend by Nancy, but he must wait till the right time to marry. Charles C. Cole, My Serotinous Self |
| Short Poetry |
Bill Bowler, On My Way From Frescaloosa Channie Greenberg, Orgulous |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Lucien R. Starchild. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1116 knows that authors and readers may enjoy colorful variants of prose and poetry, but they always appreciate translations that are Clear and Faithful. |
| The Critics’ Corner |
Does a particular computer program produce translations or variants?
João Ventura, AI Translations What might determine the particular forms that translations may take? Don Webb, Translation Styles |
| The Reading Room |
Gary Beck, Call to Valor excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Metamorphosis John D. Connelley, Charlotte’s First Web 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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