The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1033
| Novel |
Max Niemand has already suffered a near-concussion in pursuit of suspects in Peggy Rooney’s demise. Now he risks being scuttled. Gary Inbinder, The Girl on the Rush Street Bridge
Chapter 22: Gunfight on The Potawatomie, part 1;
part 2
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Rozanne Charbonneau brings 18-year old Sophie from the provinces to Paris as a student at the Sorbonne. In Sophie’s part-time position at an elementary school for foreign children, she has to deal with a very wide array of people, and the experience brings her to a new and deeper understanding of her own life: A Four-Course Lunch, part 1; part 2; concusion. As a child, Penelope embodies a selflessly saintly outlook on life. In her premature death, where do the holy signs come from? Shauna Checkley, Penelope, part 1; conclusion What goes into the composition of even a simple story? An instructor tells us in a running commentary. Channie Greenberg, Pain Garden Springthorn has roamed the galaxy, enjoying and sharing the beauty of its inhabitants and deriving nourishment from their lives and arts. Now it is marooned on Earth and has only human beings with whom to communicate. Jeffrey Greene, Springthorn and Weiss, part 1; conclusion |
| Poetry | Bill West, The Sock Puppet |
| Short Poetry |
Julie Brandon, Watching Reruns |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Rozanne Charbonneau. |
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| Interview | Bewildering Stories shares... |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Blue Moon John Eric Ellison, Dance Studio in Winter 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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