The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1141
| Short Stories |
A visitor’s experience of a real land of visual fairytales gradually begins to change his opinion of those who do not share his belief that the Earth is concave. Zachery Brasier, At the Hyperbolic Earth Convention, part 1; conclusion Young siblings need time to become accustomed to one another. In some cases, preconceptions are hard to overcome. Sandra Crook, The Chosen One, part 1; conclusion New contributor Henrietta Pertuz takes home-grown newspaper columnist Ash on a first date with an investor who has big plans for developing Ash’s community. Shoulder Season, part 1; conclusion. In the Nō theater, characters are identified by masks. And masks may have special powers. Mike Rogers, The Mask of Shikyo |
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| Flash Fiction |
New contributor George S. Walker introduces Tom, who lives in a house haunted in part by squirrels: Tom Swift Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. |
| Poetry |
John Eric Ellison, We Woke Up To Sky! L. S. Popovich, Bread Fails the Vagrant |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Henrietta Pertuz and George S. Walker |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1141 remembers the saying, “Easy come, easy go.” It also sees that some stories and poems may illustrate a different variation: Easy Come, Hard Go |
| The Reading Room |
Douglas Young reviews James C. Hawthorn, Goodbye, Jimi: The Truth Behind the Tragedy |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Dark Skies Channie Greenberg, Splash John D. Connelley, Sunny Daze Alison McBain, Toddler Times, 1141 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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