The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 568
| Novel |
Stella has a hot date. Brooks has a close call and a helping hand. Earl has nothing and nobody. Sherman Smith, Two Blind Men and a Fool Chapter 39: Don’t Be a Fool, Stella
Chapter 40: There Is No We Chapter 41: It Was Grand While It Lasted |
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| Novella |
Bluestones arrive by riverboat. Eadred faces an enemy chieftain whom Gwaen finds attractive. J. J. Roth, Legacy of the Fallen Stars Chapter 3: The Bluestones, part 1; part 2
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Hannah Spencer sends George into the hills, where goblins lurk. George is curious and overconfident — potentially fatal flaws: The Watchers in the Hills, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Rebecca L. Stahl introduces Kate, who discovers that a stray cat may carry a remedy for a severe case of PTSD: Familiar Stranger. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor JD DeHart depicts a kindly professor of religious studies who reacts with equanimity when his prediction about the “end time” comes true: Begets. Sometimes it’s a good idea to ask questions, even if you think you have to whisper: Tammy May, Captain Eli’s Mistake. |
| Poetry |
John Grey, Space Turbulence Oonah V. Joslin, Our Daily Breed B. Z. Niditch, My First Galactic Image |
| Memoir | Is a story still the same if it’s read in different ways? Charles C. Cole, A Portable Childhood. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes JD DeHart, Hannah Spencer, and Rebecca L. Stahl. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Don Webb, The Chips Are Up: Technology in Science Fiction |
| 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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