The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1131
| Serial | In a remote Alpine artists’ colony, Kage, a pianist and composer from Japan, finds that the resident ghosts are at least as helpful as the other visiting artists. Martin Westlake, Source of Inspiration, part 3; conclusion |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor D. C. Martin depicts the travails of Liam, who discovers in an attic a photograph of himself with a brother he has striven to forget. When the Dream Ends, part 1; conclusion Ewnder needs to be unfettered from promises in order to be purely and simply a dragon. Kevin McClung, Ewnder the Dragon and Sir Yowann New contributor Chapel Oak O’Connor introduces a farm girl, Mary, and David, a visitor from afar. They are curious about each other’s way of life. The Sight of Ordinary Things |
| Flash Fiction |
In San Francisco, Jason meets Shelia, a lively personality who is visiting the city very briefly. They both have visible prostheses, which they find endearing. Sterling Warner, San Francisco Shelia |
| Poetry | Brenda Mox, Unasked Questions |
| Short Poetry |
Crystalwizard, A Bird’s Eye View New contributor Wade R. DeYoung, Facets of the Tongue |
| Drama | New contributor Sabrina Ramet dramatizes five august heroes’ anticipation of a momentous day in the history of Norway: The Day Before Stiklestad. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Wade R. DeYoung, D. C. Martin, Chapel Oak O’Connor, and Sabrina Ramet |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1131 finds that a set of three is complete, but add one more to have Four for Good Luck. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Icelandic Iceberg Channie Greenberg, Surprise! John D. Connelley, Ye Olde Elf Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1131 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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