The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 992
| Novel |
Max needs to examine Lawyer Williams’ files, and the lawyer’s secretary, Virginia Moore, has every interest in helping him do so. But others have an interest, as well, and Max’s accessing the lawyer’s office involves skulking by night. Gary Inbinder, Phantom Point
Chapter 14: The Lawyer’s Files
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| Serial | The old saying is true: two heads — and sets of hands — are better than one even if they’re the same when it comes to saving the world from a rogue comet: Quintin Snell, The Long Winter Time, part 3; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
Stuart needs friendly extraterrestrial health care. But it comes at a very unusual cost, one that calls for careful consideration:
Jack Bragen, The Proposal of Ethan the E.T. New contributor Matthew Burrell depicts a colorful road trip in Southeast Asia: Border Run, part 1; conclusion. A girl of the evening hooks up in a live-in relationship with an attractive author of horror stories. But the stories begin to get in the way: Ana Teresa Pereira, A Firefly Hour, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Claudia has qualities that qualify her for a high position, but she is innocently unaware of them. A kindly counselor can give her a new and unusual perspective: Charles C. Cole, Claudia Is Somebody. |
| Poetry | Richard Magahiz, Sarafina’s Sparklicious Adventure |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Matthew Burrell. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 992 tells us Time and Time Again to avoid repetition. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Coral Mosaic 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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