The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1068
| Novel |
Vito Capucci is a quick draw with the pistol and fleet of foot in escaping. But he’s down to earth in confessing motivation, and he’ll close one door in Max’s complex case. Gary Inbinder, Chicago Max
Chapter 18: So Long, Vito
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| Short Stories |
On the outer fringes of the Solar System, an ancient spaceship from Earth provides material for bringing humans back to life.
David Barber, The Homo sapiens Recovery Project, part 1; conclusion Ambrose has a nice place of her own not far from where her parents and extended family live. She also has a place in her family, but she doesn’t like it very much. Shauna Checkley, Ambrose’s Place New contributors Robert B. Marcus, Jr. and Kim Frank Richardson, introduce Oscar, an Earth creature who is smart enough to be a space alien but who must overcome a speech impediment in order to achieve social and commercial success: Wormholes, Immortality and Gadgets, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Arminic starts as someone who is relegated to hard labor at the bottom of society, but his valor in service to his country earns the recognition he deserves.
Gary Clifton, Arminic the Giant New contributor Danielle Milano shows why nice, new homes need a handy fire extinguisher: The Last Straw. |
| Poetry | Sultana Raza, Frozen Possibilities |
Memoir |
New contributor Barbara Krasner remembers Two Sisters. |
Departments
| Welcome |
Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes: Barbara Krasner, Robert B. Marcus, Jr. and Kim Frank Richardson and Danielle Milano |
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| The Reading Room |
Classic Reissue
“The Emperor who brought it down. The Barbarians who could have saved it.” A famous showboat emperor was followed by a four-century Dark Age. He was preceded by an immigrant who had brought to Italy a unity, peace and prosperity that it would not know again for 1,400 years.
James J. O’Donnell, The Ruin of the Roman Empire, review article
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Spider Indigo Michael Barley, A Model Walks Channie Greenberg, Distal Hearts 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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