The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 1067
| Novel |
Max takes the train to Milwaukee to meet Hills, a reporter who can give him important information. Events take a very bad turn, and Max must rely on old friends Walt Wagner and Jimmy Dolan. Gary Inbinder, Chicago Max
Chapter 17: Milwaukee
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| Short Stories |
Julian brings a chainsaw to access an isolated cabin tightly encircled by trees deep in a forest. In the cabin, he finds the previous occupant’s diary. It tells a story embedded in Julian’s own, and its moral is familiar: Be careful what you wish for; you may just get it. In spades.
Michael Jess Alexander, A Forest Haunt, part 1; conclusion Large families may have large reunions. And where there are lots of people, one often finds all kinds. Some may be tiresome, but others may be just the ones you need. Douglas Young, A Fun Family Reunion, part 1; conclusion |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Jo Gatenby tells a story of loss and retrieval from the unusual viewpoint of A Small Cloth Heart. New contributor Alex Zoubine depicts a mother who worries that her young son’s hair may be a social handicap, but not because it’s blue: Of a Feather |
| Essay | New contributor M. D. Roblyer recalls a story told by her father who, like very many in America almost a century ago, was on the edge of starvation until he was gifted the Bread of Life. |
| Poetry |
Bill Bowler, Racing to the Finish Ron Sanders, A Solstice Song |
Excerpt |
A Coordinating Editor’s book is released in a Kindle edition as of the date of this issue. Edward Ahern, The Will of the Wisp |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Jo Gatenby, M. D. Roblyer and Alex Zoubine. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 1067 anxiously examines what Fates Await us. |
| The Reading Room |
Classic Reissue: Has history changed much in the last twenty years? No, it’s proceeding right on schedule. Jane Jacobs, Dark Age Ahead, review article |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Rainbow Tower Channie Greenberg, Rounded Blues 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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