The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1135
| Serial | Four generations of criminals commit their crimes not only under cover of darkness but in a virtual “locked room” setting, as well. J. H. Zech, The Curse of Eden Square, part 3; conclusion |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Alyssa Cami introduces Josie, who is told to take care of her little sister, Mae, who’s only six years old. But Mae loves her pet, a large and dangerous aquatic animal. What’s a big sister to do with the Devil’s Purse? Two cousins, Jasper and Lucia, inherit a large house, which they dispute between them by using paranormal powers unique to each. Their relative Enoch and a visitor, Wrzeszcz, might want to stay at the house, but they have their own decisions to make. Jules, Escape from Farstead House, part 1; conclusion New contributor Mary Jo Rabe bequeaths a flowering Saint Barbara twig to Annegret, a librarian, for Advent. A colleague of Annegret’s also gives her a student assistant who has special needs and talents. The resulting chaos is quite amiable, but what can save the library from two higher officials’ mercenary collusion? The Benefits of a Barbara Twig, part 1; part 2; conclusion |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Tom Allen depicts a mysteriously talented street artist whose extraordinary sidewalk art exposes municipal corruption at all levels. But look! He’s dropped his chalk! Shall you pick it up? The Screever |
| Poetry | Zumwalt, Algos for the Souls |
| Short Poetry |
Brenda Mox, What Lights the Torch |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Tom Allen, Alyssa Cami and Mary Jo Rabe. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1135 finds that it sure is nice to have Magic, When You Need It. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Inside an Amethyst Channie Greenberg, Sisters John D. Connelley, Ambassador Desert Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1135 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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