The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 609
| Novel |
Rodney receives a sinister message from Belthaeous. Nacroanus and Jigme prove that they mean what they’ve been saying all along. John W. Steele, The Chronicle of Belthaeous |
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| Short Stories |
The mystery is not “Who did it?” but “What did he do?” Marie Chapman, The Horses of Marly, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Ernest Hogan says that a reservation or a museum is Where Civilizations Go To Die, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
In days of seemingly endless cold, the smallest warmth is welcome: Charles C. Cole, Something More for Winter. |
| Poetry | New contributor Ann Keith, With Rite and Rune |
| Short Poetry |
New contributor Mike Acker, At Sunset Dawnell Harrison, Sweet Calling Don Webb, The Absurd of the Theatre |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Mike Acker, Ernest Hogan and Ann Keith. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 609 tries to Hold His Horses. |
| The Reading Room |
Bill Bowler reviews Marina J. Neary, Saved by the Bang. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Enchanted Woods 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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