The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 416
| Novel |
Jonas is introduced to some shady contacts who may be able to get him a job. Jonas would do very well as a used-car salesman even if he doesn’t officially exist. Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Error, chapter 4 |
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| Novella |
Capt. Jim Blunt surreptitiously crashes a New Year’s eve party and makes contact with the dread Thanatos himself. Danielle L. Parker, Death King, chapter 6 |
| Short Stories |
A broken nose augurs ill for a model’s career, but all is far from lost: Marina J. Neary, Inside the Rotten Apple, part 1; part 2; conclusion. Young Julio leaves his village on a mysterious quest and finds himself thrust into an even more mysterious outside world: Richard Ong, The Sleeping God, part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Kenneth Weene shows how the world ends: with a whimper and without Apple Pies and Elephants. |
| Poetry | Oonah V. Joslin, Clear Sailing |
| Short Poetry |
Cleveland W. Gibson, From Behind the Green Door Rebecca Lu Kiernan, Please Excuse My Absence From Myself |
| Memoirs |
Bertil Falk dreamt he was writing a book review and woke up to find that he was: Memory Slip. New contributor Natalie Lang depicts a young girl who throws a wild party. She’s too young to be responsible but old enough to take the blame: From the Beginning. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Natalie Lang and Kenneth Weene. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 416: Pristine Plastic Bottles? |
| Letters | Rebecca Lu Kiernan, An Invitation |
| The Reading Room |
Salvatore Buttaci, Flashing My Shorts, excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
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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Copyright © January 24, 2011 by Bewildering Stories
