What’s in Issue 264

Novel	Claës Lundin, Oxygen and Aromasia Oxygen only imagines he has a rival, but Aromasia has a real one: an entirely new art form: Chapter 10: The Brain Organ
Novella	In which we are introduced to the Painter: Peter A. Balaskas, In His House, part 3.
Short Stories	A treasure trove of mint-edition comic books is discovered — thirty years too late: Kevin Ahearn, The Man Who Discovered Gay Man. New contributor Philip Armstrong goes hunting for the most elusive prey and sinister predator of all: Ferity, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Marge Burke resolves a crisis in a couple’s communication by placing a series of mysterious and ambiguous love notes: Lace, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Sergio Gaut vel Hartman shows a character wondering about his presence in a crypt full of zombies: The Castaway, part 1; conclusion — Spanish original: Naufrago de sí mismo New contributor Jesse Gordon depicts a character lost by its author: Losing Character. A trip to the zoo can be a bore for the family but a pilgrimage for Mom: Arthur Vibert, The Last Bear.
Flash Fiction	What’s the first principle of a doctor or a deity? Do no harm. But what is harm? Lee Moan, Intervention. New contributor Lyndon G. Perry gives a pointed illustration of the writer’s bromide: Show, Don’t Tell. New contributor Julie Ann Shapiro raises fears of winged things that flap and bite by night: Mosquito Moon.
Poetry	Anna Ruiz, I Think It Was an Unknown God or Poet
Short Poetry	John Stocks, Shireoaks
Alternate History	Thomas R. paints an ironic picture of print publishing in the modern age: A History of Starling Stories.

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Philip Armstrong, Marge Burke, Sergio Gaut vel Hartman, Jesse Gordon, Lyn Perry, and Julie Ann Shapiro.
Challenge	Challenge 264 says Good Can Come of It.
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day
The Reading Room	Jerry Wright reviews XXX.
Editorial	Jerry Wright, xxx

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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