What’s in Issue 237
| Novel |
Michael E. Lloyd, Observation Two: Standing Divided Chapter 25: Plane Sailing, part 2 — Toni and Salvatore both hit crisis points, but with a little help from their friends they manage to break free. Chapter 26: Desert Storm — Maelene strikes at the Brighter Vale heart, but Raymond and the Mater decide they need to show as well as tell. Chapter 27: Handlers’ Studio, Mater — Yet more Doman Orders are received, but the Captain is still steady as she goes. Chapter 28: Time Out conclusion — The encouragements are all now given, and the clocks are ticking. The Mater’s faithful helpers deserve a proper break. |
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| Novella | Rhiannon engages an agent to search for Rosalyn, but the agent is one who serves many employers: Rachel Parsons, The Year of the Dead Rose, chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8. |
| Serial | Stephen asks the crucial question, but it’s one only he can answer: ‘Who am I?’: Luke Boyd, Apparitions, part 4; conclusion. |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Kevin Coyle reflects in a science-fiction mirror some events well known in U.S. history: Genshi Bakudan. New contributor Lee Dresselhaus plays out a game of life and death between a dog and a man stranded in the Arctic: Icefields. New contributor Alan Frackelton depicts a disappointed lover who resorts to revenge in an almost artistic way: Petrified Angel. New contributor Michael Hart puts a trusting soul in charge of a mothballed and yet ominous battleship, where betrayal lurks at every turn: The Zeitsev, part 1; conclusion. If you build a do-it-yourself Jurassic Park, look at it from the outside, not the inside: Thomas Lee Joseph Smith, Barging In. |
| Flash Fiction |
How might conscious reincarnation shed light on the eternal question of nature versus nurture? Branigan Grace, The Chosen. A couple may find it a strain that one of them has to work the graveyard shift. And yet the arrangement might have some benefits: Gustavo Valitutti, Beautiful Diana — Spanish original: La Bella Diana. |
| Poetry |
Luke Jackson, You Bright and Risen Apes Duane Locke, A Corner Turned Anna Ruiz, It Could Have Been So Easy |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Kevin Coyle, Alan Frackelton, and Michael Hart. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Crystalwizard, Plot Problems in “Bear Illegal” Gary Inbinder, Luke Boyd’s “Apparitions” |
| Challenge |
Challenge 237 investigates Means, Motive, Opportunity. Special Challenge 236: The “Mango” Rescue Special Challenge 237: Crystalwizard, “The Furies” |
| Letters |
Bertil Falk writes about Bewildering Adventures David Redd writes about Recent Stories |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day |
| Film Review |
Chris Stires reviews Eli Roth, Hostel
Jerry Wright reviews James Van Pelt, Summer of the Apocalypse |
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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