The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1153
| Short Stories |
Comedy often consists in restoring a balance or form. How might planet-hopping space aliens deduce what humans look like, given too little evidence? Matthew F. Amati, We Are Aware of the Problem, and We Are Working on It
New contributor Sanchita Das depicts a diarist named Sanchita, who says, I’m a Weirdo, and I’m Real. Bird-watching can be colorful and informative. However, if one is blind and can’t watch, bird-listening may become a pleasurable substitute. But beware of any bird that speaks your language. Jeffrey Greene, The Bird Listener, part 1; conclusion A family comes to the U.S. from Carcosa, in Latin America. They are followed by exiled nobility, the Tyne family. The magic of Carcosa can still be practiced abroad, though sometimes to conflicting ends. Jules, Losing Carcosa, part 1; conclusion |
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| Flash Fiction |
This famous philosopher and advisor had a weird home and office, but he could give a royal couple sound marriage advice. Dimitar Dakovski, The Dog’s Counsel Tattoos are acceptable to varying degrees according to local or even national cultures. In some places, boys of middle-school age need wise counsel before purchasing body art to distinguish themselves flamboyantly. Huina Zheng, The Price of a Tattoo |
| Poetry | Lee Hart, Mother Hopper |
| Short Poetry |
Michael Murry, Left for the Living |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Sanchita Das. |
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| The Reading Room |
Douglas Young, The Double Date and Other Stories excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Stellar Nursery Channie Greenberg, Small Aliquots John D. Connelley, Flightless Bird House 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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