The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 980
| Novel |
Max Niemand makes the half-week trip from Chicago to Los Angeles, where he meets Arthur Burgess, as arranged by Cassandra Van Dorn. Things go well. Max agrees to act as backup for Burgess at a late-night meeting with a secret contact. Things go badly. Gary Inbinder, Phantom Point
Los Angeles, part 1; part 2
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| Serial | New conributor Toni Livakovic brings seven workers in an auto body shop together to play poker after hours. The game means far more to them than money: Cards and Humanity, part 1; part 2. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Travis Flatt depicts young Eddie, who is unhappy at school and at home but sees something beyond the pale when two men engage him to view and participate in The Barn Painting, part 1;
conclusion. Three thugs try to rob The Lone Wolf tavern. They find out why the owner and bartender has his apparently comical nickname: Cy Hill, Boom-Boom’s Bar. |
| Flash Fiction |
A recent widower receives a deep-rooted reminder from Beyond to respect his late wife’s wishes concerning her ashes: Charles C. Cole, Cutter Lets Go. |
| Poetry | Celine Rose Mariotti, If There Were a Clone of You |
| Short Poetry |
Alan P. Garfoot, Astral Dreams |
Departments
| News | Chapters in Charles C. Cole’s novel Joe Avery will appear intermittently with flash fiction from the author’s reserve at Bewildering Stories. |
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| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Travis Flatt and Toni Livakovic. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Starlight Energy Channie Greenberg, Red and Purple Elements 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
Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
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