What’s in Issue 364

Serials	Urbanus Collectus has the key to the third lock, and Swedenborg opens the fourth. Both unleash dragons: Bertil Falk, Apocalypse for a Dissociated Creator The Third Lock The Fourth Seal New contributor Rob Hunter thrusts Harley Pigeon and Ed Seitz into the machinations of a mysterious love triangle. The solution will come in a dream featuring a Cherokee Purple, part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4.
Short Stories	New contributor Chris Castle introduces a nameless man who plays the role of his twin brother for the benefit of his aged mother. His part is sad and stressful, and he needs professional help: The Escapist. In the megayears of a generation ship’s lonely journey in space, a latter-day clone has a brilliant idea to prove that the expedition will be worthwhile: Peter Cawdron, Serengeti, part 1; part 2; conclusion. What would happen if a simple, inexpensive power source were monopolized? D. A. Madigan, Power 2 the Peepz, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Scott Wilson has a man seek his demon lover in The Gas Fields of Mars.
Flash Fiction	A truly bewildering invitation for news articles in the far future: Channie Greenberg, Powered by Gas. There should be transparency but the waters of supply and demand are frequently sullied: Oonah V. Joslin, Transparency.
Poetry	Richard H. Fay, The Devourer Took a New Name Arnold Hollander, At a Town Hall Near You Rebecca Lu Kiernan, Umbra Anna Ruiz, I Confess

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Chris Castle, Rob Hunter, and Scott Wilson.
Discussion	Jim Harrington and *Bewildering Stories* discuss: What Do Editors Want?
Challenge	Challenge 364 sings Oh For a Life at the Speed of c. Challenge 364 Response: “Serengeti”
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day

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

Readers’ reactions are always welcome.
Please write!

Return to top

Return to the issue index