The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1118
| Short Stories |
In a spaceport on Mars, Diane — a scientist in Chemistry and Astrogeology — meets a robot who, in abandonment, has developed a unique personality.
Roger Helms, You Don’t Know Jack New contributor Joli Huelskamp introduces Frances, an octogenarian lady who is talented in needlework and handicrafts. She has cause to exorcise The Effigies of Emory Street. New contributor G. W. McClary brings a refugee from a parched land to an undergound city where he discovers Weather-Makers in The Goetari School, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Andrew Moore knows that literature is always about human beings, even if the characters come onstage as animals. Between Wild and Home, part 1; part 2; conclusion | |
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| Flash Fiction |
In Skidsburg in 1952, a case of arson has supected but undetermined causes. Townspeople will have to choose which they prefer to believe. Gary Clifton, A Conflict of Causes | |
| Short Poetry |
Robin Helweg-Larsen, Clearing the Cache | |
Memoir |
Sometimes a treasure hunt raises two questions at once: “Where is it?” and “What is it?” Charles C. Cole, The Treasure My Father Left Behind |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Joli Huelskamp, G. W. McClary and Andrew Moore. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1118 finds that a mystery is sometimes best left Unsolved. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Lavender Sea Channie Greenberg, Approaching Hope John D. Connelley, Birdberries Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1118 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
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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