The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 933
| Novella | As “imp’s advocate,” Arabelle asserts her authority and, with Moralt’s assistance, takes charge of verifying the miracle of the weeping statue. The investigation proceeds normally and even with moments of humor until old Grizzled Fergus arrives with a warning: David Samuels, Red He Wept, part 2. |
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| Serial | Paulie has put himself and his mobster friends on a winning streak at the racetracks, thanks to Billy’s 8-Ball oracle. But the 8-Ball belongs to Billy, and it sees more than horses: Bill Prindle, Reply Hazy, Try Again., part 3; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
Edward Nelby has a glass eye. It’s very high-tech, and it enables him to serve as a “private eye” in the sense of being a secret witness. The work isn’t necessarily bad until he finds out what his last client really wants:
Jeffrey Greene, Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars, part 1;
part 2;
conclusion. The skill of fine cuisine in even humble circumstances comes naturally to Salvatore Benevento, but he has always yearned for a cowboy’s life on the open range in 19th-century America. Does he also have the skills that such a life requires? Tom Sheehan, Call Me Chef, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
A long-distance relationship requires maintenance, lest it cause strange noises in the night: Gillian Wills, The Stratocaster. |
| Poetry | Gary Inbinder, Midnight Ache |
| Short Poetry |
Shauna Checkley, Drunk Tank |
Departments
| Challenge | Challenge 933 enjoys itself both In and Out of the Pink. |
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| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Primeval World 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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