The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 477
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After five years in jail, Arthur is a new man, but he’s still missing Emilie. Luc has finally recovered enough strength to consider contacting Arthur if the opportunity should arise in time. And Xérus is hoping to engineer exactly that. Arthur learns the good news about his early release and is surprised to receive a truly charitable offer from the local prison padre. As soon as Arthur is out of jail, a lot of people want to keep him in their sights. Michael E. Lloyd, Missing Emilie
Book I: Self Above All
Chapter 10: Five out of Ten but Improving Chapter 11: A Helping Hand Chapter 12: Turning the Key Chapter 13: Stepping Out |
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| Serials |
New contributor Roland Allnach brings the conqueror of the Three Kingdoms to besiege the castle of the Lady of the Thousandfold Gossamer Veils: Conquest’s End, part 1. Stew and Roxy emerge spluttering from the mountain of turd stuff and declare their love for each other: Glenn Gray, A Day in the Cornfield, part 21. |
| Short Stories |
An old Russian fairy tale is retold: Edward Ahern, Baba Yaga. Lon has met the enemy, and it is him: Kevin Grover, Guardian Demon, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
A successful move may depend on a can of the mysterious potion MD 20/20: Channie Greenberg, Mendicancy. |
| Poetry |
David Barber, I Am Ulugh Beg John Stocks, The Figure in the Distance |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor David Adès, Red Shift Oonah V. Joslin, Discovery’s Fortieth Mission |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes David Adès and Roland Allnach. |
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| Interview | Bewildering Stories interviews Bertil Falk |
| Challenge Responses |
Challenge 475 Response:
Sandra Crook, “Another Day in Paradise”
Challenge 476 Response:
Maria Kontak, “A Very Convenient Affair”
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| The Art Gallery |
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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Copyright © May 7, 2012 by Bewildering Stories
