The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 627
| Novel |
The nature and function of the stimuli shield is revealed. Janatone meets Joe Dasein, a mortician, for an undercover operation. Meanwhile, Fred Looseman has an accident during a spacewalk. He and his cousin, Janatone, see each other again after two centuries. Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman in Space |
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| Novella | John Rae Piper’s mother enjoys recounting his unconventional birth: James Shaffer, Back to the World, part 1; part 2. |
| Short Stories |
The Four Cities have merged into one, with consequences for those living on the margins:
Kallirroe Agelopoulou, Tetrapolis, part 1; conclusion. Dean gives his erstwhile friend Paul a magical necklace. It can grant three wishes, but it has some strict conditions: Morris Marshall, The Power of “Not”, part 1; conclusion. |
| Drama | Hartley Henry has awakened from a coma and must become reacquainted with his wife and parents: Charles C. Cole, Hart 2.0, scene 1; conclusion. |
| Poetry |
David Adès, When the Waves Came Over Us Tendai R. Mwanaka, Come Back, Lilli |
| Short Poetry |
Mike Acker, The Selfie |
Departments
| Challenge |
Challenge 626 Response discusses Picture Poetry. Challenge 627 sings Put That iPhone Down, Babe! |
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Under the Storm 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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