What’s in Issue 243
| Novel |
Gary Inbinder, Noble Lies : Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12 In a series of turnabouts including sacrifice and betrayal, Luddy and Consul Finn take their duel to a higher plane, where the power of the Aureus medal plays a crucial role. |
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| Novella |
Bill Bowler, The Boy With Orange Hair, Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9 The boy with orange hair, his groundhog companion and their friends relentlessly pursue villains over land and sea, and into dimensions old and young, large and small. |
| Serial |
Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Meat Puppets, part 6; conclusion Jonas and Elfa flee Carmina’s serial-killing rampage in the android factory. Carmina decides that Mr. Ericsson, the android designer, is kind of cute and has a nice, comfortable job, too... |
| Short Stories |
Big Bertha Warlock may or may not be the ‘best’ teacher the Texas village had ever had, but she’s a disciplinarian’s revenge fantasy: very big and very mean: Ed Coet, Big Bertha, part 1; conclusion. New contributor S. M. Murdock introduces Pal, a computer programmer who has created a wonderful Elvis avatar in honor of his talent at impersonating the singer. A Hindu god brings him back to reality, with a flourish: The Avvy. ‘Hell hath no fury like a subatomic particle physicist scorned’: E. S. Strout, Field Trip. John W. Steele sends Brian into the wilderness of Mexico to struggle with demigods and bring back the fabled Angel of the Winds, part 1; part 2; part 3; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Are you a compulsive ‘neat freak’ or do you know any? They’ll have to do a lot to catch up with William, who is nothing if not tidy about hanging himself: Harriett Fjaagesund, What Would People Think?. Gloria Watts illustrates the old adage ‘Bite your tongue and count to ten’ before speaking or acting on impulse: Boiling Point. |
| Poetry | New contributor Rose Loya, Voices |
| Short Poetry |
Luke Jackson, Panspermia Mary B. McArdle, Eye Contact |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Rose Loya and S. M. Murdock. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Discussion: Karlos Allen, Carmen Ruggero, and Don Webb discuss On Starting a Novel. Don Webb, Openings |
| Challenge |
Challenge 243 says Try It Again, Sam. Special Challenge 243: Gary Inbinder asks about Female Androids. |
| Letters | Bertil Falk writes about Ingmar Bergman. |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day |
| Excerpt | Crystalwizard, Villenspell: City of Wizards |
| The Reading Room |
Jerry Wright reviews XXX. |
| Editorial | Jerry Wright, xxx |
Bewildering Stories News
Milestone: Mike Lloyd reports that the number of items in the Authors and Titles index now exceeds two thousand. That’s a nice birthday present for Bewildering Stories, which marks its fifth anniversary with issue 250.
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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