The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 909
| Novella |
Kate and Quince begin to put their differences behind them and discuss the mining colony’s defense strategy. Nemo West, What Kate Found in the Fringe, part 7 |
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| Serial | New contributor Michael Burnett depicts scholars’ assessment of an alien labyrinth discovered on dimension Epsilon-9: The Crystal Library, part 1; part 2. |
| Short Stories |
In the rings of Saturn, valuable water ice is mined by the equivalent of an interplanetary chain gang. But the prisoners can communicate with each other, at a price:
David Barber, Prisoner of the Rings. New contributor H. Lee Messina delivers a device that smooths the way to The Loss Adjustment. Mechanically preserved consciousness can be heavenly, until machines break down: Ronald Schulte, The Problem With Expansion Packs, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
A warning signal flashes again. We have met the space aliens, and they are us: Gary Clifton, And the Rockets’ Red Glare. |
| Poetry | Marion J. May, The Story of Grace MacFarlane |
| Short Poetry |
Edward Ahern, Fire Tending |
Memoir |
Douglas Young, Filling That Vase, part 1; conclusion |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 909 espies a change of weather in Thunderclouds. |
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| The Art Gallery |
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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