The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 841
| Novels |
Journalist Nikita Marievna meets Yegor in the seedy restaurant. The waiter tells her that eating is unhealthy. Yegor outlines a campaign of disinformation about political, economic and environmental corruption. The gangster makes offers that she not only can’t refuse but can’t understand. Truth is not on the menu. Natan Dubovitsky, Near Zero
Chapter 4: Chetire
Abdullah Naïr poses a problem to Mr. Martin and his son Miles. How can nuclear fusion power be delayed long enough to dispose of fossil-fuel assets without taking too much of a loss? Bill Kowaleski, Creative Destruction, Prolog |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Paula R. Donoso depicts in a poetic account the life of a lonely girl in a small seaside town: The Girl from the Sea — tr. Toshiya Kamei The Delight sisters take sibling rivalry to an entirely new level: Dave Henson, Favorite Delight. When a wizard comes shopping for equipment, just take the order and don’t ask questions: Ronald M. Larsen, Dragon-Fire Brewing. |
| Flash Fiction |
Sometimes a high-school crush might need more than a desert island to be fulfilled: Charles C. Cole, An Apocalyptic Relationship. |
| Poetry |
Nancy D. Bonazzoli, Precipice New contributor Robert Ronnow, Sub-Atomic Particles |
| Short Poetry |
Gary Beck, Birdless Gregg Dotoli, Poematic |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Paula R. Donoso and Robert Ronnow. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Bewildering Stories discusses Near Zero, chapter 4 and finds the future Right on Schedule. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Under the Painted Sky 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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