What’s in Issue 250
| Novel |
Gary Inbinder, Noble Lies Luddy faces Finn in a final duel, which is intended to prove once and for all the authenticity of the Spear of Fate: |
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| Short Stories |
When Jack Creed lures interdimensional saurians to their doom, you do not want to be the bait in the trap: O. J. Anderson, Not Dead Enough, part 1; conclusion. Is this the world of tomorrow? If not, check your appliances carefully; it may be the world of today: Mark Eller, Scrubbed. In an old curio shop of abandoned sorrows, customers must sometimes make hard choices: Alan Frackelton, Abernathy’s Sorrow, part 1; conclusion. What might happen to the career of a virtuoso violinist in an age of runaway technology? Kenneth Nichols, The Return of Arturo, part 1; conclusion. Creative constructions can catch the conscience of the criminal critic! Joe Vadalma, Pop-Art Nightmare. |
| Flash Fiction |
The invading alien overlords learn one thing from Earth: reality TV. And they take it to a new level: Jonathan Bishop, A Vicious Cycle. Are you afraid of the dark? No? You will be now: Roberto Sanhueza, At Dusk. What is this story about? I forget... João Ventura, The Sad Story of Dr. Amnes Eek. |
| Poetry |
Anna Ruiz, Behaving Like a Statue John Stocks, The Six-Thirty for St Pancras |
| Short Poetry |
Scott Gano, Snap Mary B. McArdle, Midsummer |
| Essay | Bertil Falk recounts the illustrious career of Leigh Brackett: More Than a Queen of Space Opera! part 1; conclusion. |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 250 says Hail Luddy. What Next? |
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| Letters | Crystalwizard writes about Response Time Reports to Duotrope. |
| The Art Gallery |
Crystalwizard, Port Taranus NASA: Picture of the Day |
Bewildering Stories News
Second Quarterly Review: Next week brings you the long-awaited Second Quarterly Review with the Editors’ Choices from issues 239-250. We will resume regular publication with issue 251 on July 9th.
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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