The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 378
| Novel |
Sarina explains the origin of the horse sculpture and the potency of its contents: Robert N. Stephenson, Uttuku |
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| Novella |
Adolescence is an age at which emotions can run high — and overwhelm the unwary: Bill Bowler, High School Honey |
| Short Stories |
Frank Jones views his past through a pair of sludge-green sunglasses, but they don’t stop him from losing himself in a Map: David S. Bernstein, It’s Reigning Time. A deity assigning compensatory tasks in Purgatory needs — above all — a sense of humor: Mary B. McArdle, A Date for the End of the World. Rhiannon is running up her heating bill, and Grizelda is out for justice: Rachel Parsons, The Man Who Was Too Many, page 1; page 2; conclusion. Can even big-city mean streets compare to backwoods feuds? John W. Steele, Chickasaw Ridge. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Arthur Mackeown shows that Heaven is something that can be deserved but not earned: Rose. New contributor Iris Macor takes a young girl to a dentist’s office for a sinister transformation: Fangs. New contributor Fehmida Zakeer depicts an ill-starred marriage in terms of colors: Canvas of Life. |
| Poetry |
Michael Lee Johnson, Phil and Betsy, Illinois Farmers Gloria Watts, Remembered |
| Short Poetry |
Oonah V. Joslin, Stain of Light John Stocks, August Evenings |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Arthur Mackeown and Fehmida Zakeer. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 378 reminds you: Let Not the Left Hand... |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Our Earth as Art |
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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