The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 714
| Novel |
The Supreme Council finally hears from those who have not been allowed to speak. Bill Kowaleski, Living Standards
Chapter 33: Abdication
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| Novella | Michael finds a marked contrast between his home life and that of the Clements’ island: Bill Prindle, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, part 4. |
| Serial | In the limitless reaches of space, a space station becomes the ultimate prison: Scott D. Coon, The Workforce Drive, part 3; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
What thoughts might Gandhi and Tolstoy have shared about the troubles of everyday life?
Sameer Kulkarni, Distilled Letters. New contributor Jonathan Pickering sends young Asmund on a quest for trophies of courage and knowledge in The Land of Wires, part 1; conclusion. How far can you trust a doll that wants to control you? Hannah Spencer, Dolly. |
| Poetry | New contributor Lori R. Lopez, Something in the Light |
| Short Poetry |
Shola Balogun, Scenes From the River Allison Grayhurst, To Die for the Heart’s Illusions |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Lori R. Lopez and Jonathan Pickering. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 714 finds that there is In Space, No Exit. |
| The Reading Room |
Gary Beck, Tremors excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
New contributor Steven L. Rice, Alien TV Reception 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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