The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1123
| Short Stories |
When a circus shapeshifter is trapped in an ornamental lamp, surely a group of hypnotists can bring her back with the aid of a magic watch, even if one of them is bitterly competitive.
Jack Croughwell, Mesmer’s Lot, part 1; conclusion New contributor Eric Dawson introduces Biff and Howie, who are eager to try out all the supposed special effects on presumed actors who come Into the Happy Valley. New contributor Kelly S. Hossaini issues a warning based on the old saying that one man’s home is Another Man’s Castle, part 1; part 2; conclusion Wait a minute... if there is such a thing. What really happens in heaven? Jules, After the Afterlife |
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| Flash Fiction |
Eustis, a farmer, is big and strong and newly married. He needs a little help from local counselor Swain Clatchee to understand that pretty much everything in married life is on a schedule. Charles C. Cole, Eustis, We Have a Problem |
| Short Poetry |
Sultana Raza, Paper Weighted |
Memoir |
The author’s prose poem recalls several decades succinctly and to the point. Gary Beck, Glimpses of My Journey |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Eric Dawson and Kelly S. Hossaini |
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Green Auroras Channie Greenberg, Pollen Counts John D. Connelley, Troll Bridge Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1123 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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