What’s in Issue 188

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Contest	*The Second Bewildering Stories* Contest** Voting window: March 6-20 to Information and Rules \| to the Contest index
Novel	An excerpt from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe and his brother Henry is found at the scene of a double murder. Henry’s skill at cards comes back to haunt him, and Edgar discovers a conspiracy at West Point: Jack Alcott, Grim Legion, part 10; part 11; part 12.
Short Stories	New contributor James D. Ballotti says ‘Go straight to jail. Do not pass “Go,” but you may collect on the health insurance you don’t have’: To Kill the President. In a haunted building, beware the consequences of overly assiduous work habits: Beverly Forehand, Within the Stone. New contributor Juleigh Howard-Hobson shows that what dreams may come when fallen comrades have shuffled off the mortal coil must give us pause: Soldiers by Night. Wanda has had a hard life, but “the King’s” classic songs finally bring her some comfort: Mark Spencer, The King. New contributor Erik Weiss admonishes Lanus to beware what he wishes for, lest others reap the consequences: Granted Wishes.
Flash Fiction	New contributor Marva Dasef explains why one might not turn in Bigfoot the barkeep: Fair’s Fair. Jeff Haas shows that inspiration and its effects can be a sight to behold on Immortality Street.
Poetry	Rebecca Lu Kiernan, Borders Mary B. McArdle, Cathedral Thomas D. Reynolds, Butterfly Carmen Ruggero, For You Will Light My Candle

Departments

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Marva Dasef, Juleigh Howard-Hobson, and Erik Weiss.
The Critics’ Corner	Carmen Ruggero, Short Fiction vs. Novel Don Webb, Writing Action and Plot
Challenge	Clyde Andrews replies to the Challenge 186 response. Challenge 188 goes Shooting for the Moons.
Letters	David Marshall writes about Response Times.
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art
The Reading Room	Jerry Wright reviews Kage Baker, Children of the Company.
Editorial	Jerry Wright, Forum Spam

Bewildering Stories News

Contest 2: Voting is now open. The rules have been altered to give you more choice: you now have ten votes in the Longer division. To avoid confusion, the voting deadline has been extended slightly; it will end with the appearance of issue 189. The Contest index will be updated to list the winners as soon as the results are official.

Quarterly Review: The Editors’ Choices for the first quarter of 2006 will appear next week. The selections will come from issues 176 through 188. We will resume regular publication with issue 189 on March 20. Our second quarterly review will cover issues 189 through 201.

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