The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 889
| Novella | New contributor C. M. Barnes takes Alec and Mira to a cabin in a remote wilderness for summer vacation. Wildlife, neighbors and guests bring trouble and the Shadow Hour, part 1; part 2. |
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| Serial | Reggie Suggins has found in Samael a force to be reckoned with: John W. Steele, The Force Within, part 3; part 4. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Michael Jess Alexander introduces Hunter, who moves among people who seem to be possessed by a cold, impassive spirit. Be wary of any engaged in Quiet Mimicry, part 1;
conclusion. A ghost can become very real, especially when Mike doesn’t know it is one: Jeff Dosser, Night Walk. |
| Flash Fiction |
Which is more important: obscure genealogy or the love of one’s life? Not to worry:
Gary Clifton, Relative Matters. You know something is wrong when everything goes right: Jeffrey Greene, The Good Day. |
| Short Poetry |
LindaAnn LoSchiavo, Summoning Themis Meg Smith, A Home for Minor Planets |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes C. M. Barnes and Michael Jess Alexander. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 889 wishes you a nice day, But Not Too Nice a Day. |
| The Reading Room |
Gary Clifton, Dragon Marks Eight excerpt |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Marianne and Elinor 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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