The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1119
| Short Stories |
New Contributor Dennis A. Blackledge introduces a high-school athlete who, out of interest, moves from football to drama with unexpected results in the Fraternity of the Footlights, part 1; conclusion. A lonely farmer in the north country finds a familiar companionship with an alien from far away. Charles C. Cole, Seeking Safety in the Salvage Yard, part 1; conclusion Where might one go to escape the Apocalypse? Perhaps a space station or caverns in the earth will provide refuge when the time comes. L. S. Popovich, As Above, So Below New Contributor Marc Watson depicts Ainsley’s inceasing alarm about Abbey, whom she considers My Furtive Roommate, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
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| Flash Fiction |
It may sometimes come as a relief when Nature takes its course. Matias Travieso-Diaz, The Gluttonous Toad |
| Short Poetry |
Bill Bowler, Nothing at All Gary Clifton, Freefall |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Dennis A. Blackledge and Marc Watson. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1119 finds that the free fall into existence often occasions a Flight From the Thorns. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Symphony in Time and Space Channie Greenberg, Dappled John D. Connelley, Hidden Thoughts Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1119 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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