The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1159
| Short Stories |
A coveted precious metal has a way of both escaping and coming back. Steve Bates, Heavy Metal, part 1; conclusion Two urban paramedics are accompanied by a priest who collects hearts sacrificed to the Fifth Sun. All must deal with conflicts of belief. Quinten Dol, Who Owns Your Heart?. part 1; conclusion A harmless custom runs afoul of an overly ambitious deputy sheriff, but love may prevail. Douglas Young, A Very Long Night, part 1; part 2; conclusion |
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| Flash Fiction |
Before falling hopelessly in love, please check the lady’s address. Charles C. Cole, My New Girlfriend Is Different |
| Poetry |
Gary Beck, Another Chance |
Departments
| News | Bewildering Stories has added a guideline concerning submissions by Artificial Intelligence. Please see our Contact page and “Organisms and Mechanisms,” on our Submissions page. |
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| Classic Reissue |
John Dominic Crossan, God & Empire review article by Don Webb |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Spirit Energy Channie Greenberg, Fish John D. Connelley, Pot-Bellied Dragon 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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