The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1050
| Novel | Lemm Meetrich is a fresh, new ensign in the Empire’s space fleet, but his first assignment is in counterintelligence on a planet that is strategically vital in a galactic political conflict. Alcuin Fromm, Unseen Friends, Unseen Foes, part 1 |
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| Novella | What’s a single mother of three-year old twin girls to do when her family and their camper trailer are evicted from a farmer’s acreage on the northern prairies? A friend in need could bring much-needed help. Shauna Checkley, Wild Confines, part 1 |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Frederick Frankenberg introduces Tommy, a middle-aged man who believes desperately that he ought not to be what he actually is. The appearance of a young co-worker, Nick, complicates matters. The Cart Pusher, part 1; conclusion New contributor Norman Grey depicts a fantastical battle in cities on a medieval plain. Wind Night, Wolf Night In the late 20th century, China’s one-child policy might be circumvented by couples who wanted a son. Yao desires a good education for his two daughters and their younger brother, but he discovers that the official policy raises expensive obstacles in many different ways and at many levels. Huina Zheng, A Father’s Quest |
| Flash Fiction |
A traveler contributes his name to a new baby in a rural town that is celebrating its arrival in a strange ceremony.
Charles C. Cole, The Cave Beside the Road A lonely man observes the adage that “One person’s trash is everybody’s trash.” He proceeds to investigate what his neighbors discard every week and thereby collects personal information about them. In effect, he becomes a sad but effective local spy. Gil Hoy, What We Throw Away |
| Poetry | Julie Brandon, Rising Heat |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Frederick Frankenberg. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1050 finds it can be quite broad-minded to Accept the Exception. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Music Hall Channie Greenberg, Skipping Among Galaxies Ron Sanders, Miscue 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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