The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 540

Novel	Erik is going to learn — too late — that standard procedures exist to prevent problems. Erik has played fast and loose with procedures, and now his side might lose the war: James Bright, Pyrrhic Victory, Epilogue 2.
Serial	Brad reveals that, despite some quirks, he’s a capable, even far-sighted administrator. Meanwhile, the “stunts” settle in at their mining colony on the distant planet: Bill McCormick, A Letter from an Editor, part 3.
Short Stories	What is a rake’s worst enemy? Clarise Samuels, Don Juan’s Demise. An artist makes a fast buck, but it may not be his best option: Ron Van Sweringen, Bipolar Blue. When recycling becomes big business it may evolve some rather bizarre customs and costumes: Kyle White, The Strict Dress Code of the Reclamation Miners’ Guild, part 1; conclusion. A sinister apparition makes a lonely girl an outcast in more ways than one: Julie Wornan, Joy in the Attic.
Flash Fiction	What powder might poison an ogre? Tyger Schonholzer, Favorite Meal.
Poetry	New contributor Osiris D., Creation
Short Poetry	Oonah V. Joslin, Tenax Preposterous

Departments

Challenge	Challenge 540 Say Who?
The Photo Shop	Richard Ong, Medieval Lights
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Previous NASA photos Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Our Earth as Art *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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