The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 832
| Novel |
Riku comes to Telos’ aid in banishing the cynths. Izzalia insists on an honorable burial for Remera, despite their conflict. L. S. Popovich, Echoes From Dust
Chapter 59: Sunrise
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| Serial | Joseph’s coat fetish has resulted in a comedy of manners. Will his connections to the Count and Countess turn it into a tragedy? Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé, Joseph Olenin’s Coat, part 3; conclusion — tr. Patricia Worth |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Naoko Awa tells a colorful story about what a blind girl might see in The Sky-Colored Rocking Chair — tr. Toshiya Kamei It’s been said that pets and their owners may come to resemble each other. Just don’t take it too far, okay? Heather J. Frederick, Not That Kind of Cat Lady, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Brandi Oakes shows how happiness can be found in the last hour under The Replacement Decree. Bewildering Stories is not all Halloween, but Halloween may come at any time: Ronald Schulte, The Deed Is Done, part 1; conclusion. |
| Poetry |
Mike Acker, Evening Walk Michael Murry, Of Ice and Men |
| Memoir | You’ve heard that “the walls have ears.” Here’s a really mysterious one that talks, and a bit indiscreetly, too: Charles C. Cole, The Walls Have Mouths. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Naoko Awa and Brandi Oakes. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 832 says if you want peace and quiet or you want your car to move, it may be wise to get busy Changing Flats. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Sentient Forest 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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