What’s in Issue 327

Novel	Richard K. Lyon, The Long Dark Road to Wizardry Young Breen runs afoul of a sinister wizard who needs him to spy on his cousin Druin. And how better to disguise Breen than to turn him into a rat? Trouble is, Druin has taken the form of a cat... Book IV: The Whispering Mirror Episode 4: A Game of Cat and Rat, part 1; part 2
Short Stories	New contributor Sarah-Jane Lehoux introduces a young goddess’s troubles with an argumentative monkey, singing worms, and annoying people. The answer? Zap some brains, and accessorize: Socks and Brains. Shamus Finnegan encounters some dancing legs out of an old legend: Norman A. Rubin, Unburied Legs. First the Andromeda strain; now a black hole in mail from outer space: Robert N. Stephenson, The Hole. Just the right amount of electrocution might unplug you into the Precognition Channel: Walt Trizna, Fiction Seeking Truth. The half-heard voices in a dark corner of a basement are every bit as spooky as Ralph’s venturing to find them: Thomas Willits, The Basement Dwellers, part 1; part 2; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	New contributor Yelena Dubrovin introduces an old artist who doesn’t believe that the moon can disappear at will: The Black Moon. Between husband and wife, some conversations are best left unspoken: Brent Powers, Non.
Poetry	Bill Bowler, Poems to Louise H., First Poem
Prose Poetry	Julie Wornan, The Angel of Life
Discussion	The economic crisis Gabriel Timar, Gabriel’s Tsunami: an analysis of the economic crisis 1. The origins of the crisis, part 1; part 2 2. Climbing out of the crisis 3. Avoiding the next crisis Response Bertil Falk, Pragmatism with a Human Face

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Yelena Dubrovin and Sarah-Jane Lehoux.
Challenge	Challenge 327 Things Would Be a Lot Simpler...
The Art Gallery	Deep Bora, Over Guwahati City NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day

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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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