The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 998
| Novels |
While Peter Pan and his shadow are seeking to rejoin each other, Detective Avery enjoys the unusual experience of hosting a “foster shadow.” Charles C. Cole, Joe Avery
Chapter 13: Joe Avery and the Foster Shadow
Duke Placco has had to leave Max Niemand alive for the sake of information, but he has no qualms about his crime boss, Gil Doyle. Readers’ advisory: Placco sets his henchmen to eradicate Doyle as brutally as possible. Gary Inbinder, Phantom Point
Chapter 19: Coup d’état
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| Novella |
A member of the Red Daggers is a minor, which complicates the legal proceedings. A notice of new evidence and an appeal brings about a delay in the Red Daggers’ scheduled execution. Brian Yapko, San Damien and the Red Daggers
Chapter 4: The Trial
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Aidan Bruce Alberts introduces Hymn, a young lady who has been trained as an astronaut for interstellar exploration. Her entire life is marked by crises of separation and abandonment: Promise the Girl, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
Fiona is deeply in love with her husband, Randall. But does she trust him? Not for a minute:
Gary Clifton, Margin of Error. All countries are, in their own ways, remote and foreign to each other. And yet they are inhabited by real people who have problems that are often very similar to those of their neighbors: Huina Zheng, The Full-Time Daughter. |
| Poetry | Ron Sanders, I Walk Alone |
| Short Poetry |
Kevin Broccoli, Apophany |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes Aidan Bruce Alberts, Bobby Parrott and Brian Yapko. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 998 sees stories reaching into their pockets for more than Making Change. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Living Light Channie Greenberg, Prescribed Circumstances 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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