The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 381

Novel	Detective Charles O’Leary investigates a terrorist attack on a Web server. Bombs will be the least of his worries: Karlos Allen, Rusted Chrome Day One, part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4
Novella	Flea and Floater gamble in the park. Honey is annoyed by her boss’s unwanted attention: Bill Bowler, High School Honey Chapter 10: Saturday Morning and Afternoon Chapter 11: Vecchio’s Diner
Serial	New contributor Graham Debenham introduces Nigel Compton, who is quite dissatisfied with the way his life has turned out. Unlike most people, he has a chance to do something about it. He’s in for a shock: Past Imperfect, part 1; part 2; part 3.
Short Stories	When the crew of an interstellar generation ship slumps into apathy, what takes the place of true emotion? Phillip Donnelly, The Mission, part 1; conclusion. A Soviet equivalent of Hogan’s Heroes or F Troop develops potato-peeling into an art form in what they suspect is Siberia. But their mission is not entirely pointless; somebody Out There seems to like them: Ásgrímur Hartmannsson, Lost Patrol, part 1; conclusion. In a time of extremes and catastrophes, an eccentric old astronomer may embody lost dreams: Thomas Lee Joseph Smith, The Orange Professor. New contributor Derek I. Webster introduces Raymond, who would like to take a good look at himself. Now, if he could only get himself to pay attention... Raymond Too.
Flash Fiction	Why read science fiction, anyway? Michael D. Brooks, Space Stuff. What wakes you up in the night may not be what you thought it was. On the other hand, it may be... Crystalwizard, All Through the Night.
Poetry	Arnold Hollander, In Hiding Michael Lee Johnson, Rod-Stroked Survival, with a Deadly Hammer
Short Poetry	Harry Lang, Walking Wounded

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Graham Debenham and Derek I. Webster.
The Critics’ Corner	Karlos Allen and Bill Bowler, Literary Influences in “Rusted Chrome” Bill Bowler and Harry Lang, A Perspective from the Past
Challenge	Challenge Responses: Challenge 375: Tantra Bensko, On the Unexplainable Challenge 380: Oonah V. Joslin, Industrial Poems Challenge 381: Generation Bored
Letters	Aidan Lucid, From Dream to Reality Jerry Wright, From Reality to Dream
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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