The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 642
| Novel |
Janatone is touring Earth, driving a hearse. She views a land owned by the insular and wealthy. Her stimuli-shield is very dubious about what she’s doing and worries about his future if things go wrong. Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman in Space
Chapter 14: Claire, part 1
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| Serial | Mr. Beelzy forgets that Presto and Adele were masters of stage magic. Now, Presto and Adele’s ghost have one trick left to play, and it’s just for him: Bill Prindle, Mr. Beelzy’s Trick, part 4; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor William Carrington recounts the strangely plausible and sometimes comical history of a family in the style of Wikipedia: Wikilove, part 1; part 2; part 3; conclusion. Be polite to the Bomb Squad robot, Officer Rosie. Her reprogramming hasn’t taken, and she has very much a mind of her own: Gary Clifton, Officer Rosie and the Mindburner. New contributor Elena Croitoru introduces Mary, who finds that a home where funerals are “happy hours” is not the best place to recover from survivor’s guilt: When the World’s Echoes Stopped. |
| Flash Fiction |
Never mind what others may think; “coming out” for a lesbian and transgender couple can be a happy, even joyful time: Ron Van Sweringen, Clyde Morrison’s Secret. |
| Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, The Conversation Laura Grace Weldon, Fresh Each Day |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Elena Croitoru. |
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| The Reading Room |
Elana Gomel, Ethics of Posthumanism : excerpt |
| Letters | Bewildering Stories and Elana Gomel discuss Posthumanism. |
| The Art Gallery |
Daniel Ayles, Night Spider Richard Ong, Charon’s Odyssey 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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