The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 613
| Novel |
Rodney hears of his origins, and Mindy learns the consequences of loving Nacroanus. John W. Steele, The Chronicle of Belthaeous |
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| Serial | New contributor Eleanor Lerman introduces Chris, who feels down and out until she finds someone who asks an important question: What If There Is a Hidden World That We Can’t See? part 1; part 2. |
| Short Stories |
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” — Oscar Wilde: Harry Lang, Safe Hate Division. New contributor Leland H. Smithson implies an ironic question: if life can imitate art, does that include television? Bottled Up. “In space,” it’s said, “no one can hear you scream.” That doesn’t seem to apply to horror stories: Hannah Spencer, Beyond the Veil. |
| Drama | Carey Clay plans to create a “church” devoted solely to public service, not to religion. Reverend Williams has a question for him: Charles C. Cole, A Short History of the Secular Church. |
| Poetry | Mike Acker, Resumption of Life |
| Short Poetry |
Lana Bella, Upturned Hand Anna Ruiz, In Hindsight |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Eleanor Lerman and Leland H. Smithson. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 613 ponders What the Long Name Says. |
| Review Article |
Don Webb reviews James J. O’Donnell, Pagans. |
| 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
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