The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 536

Novel	Richard prepares to tell Erik what happened to Erik’s brother: James Bright, Pyrrhic Victory, part 7.
Short Stories	Being lost in the woods at night can be a little scary, but it may offer a chance to acquire a new mode of perception: Jewel B. Davis, The Bullfrog’s Vision. New contributor Kelly H. Shackelford takes a family out to look for the Big Pumpkin at Halloween. They find more than they bargained for: The Demon, the Witch and the Pumpkin. New contributor Ross Smeltzer introduces two painters who argue about the mystical experience of painting nature: The Landscape, part 1; conclusion. An entrepreneur hatches a bizarre scheme to flee his creditors, but he trusts too much someone who does not trust him at all: Owen Traylor, Lie Pill, Death Pill.
Flash Fiction	Aliens are supposedly not very bright, but one, at least, knows how to cheat at a friendly game of chess: Colin W. Campbell, Playing Chess with an Alien, Tyra and Buck have a hot time in a small-town bar in the early 1950’s: Ron Van Sweringen, Saturday Night at Willie’s Bar and Grill.
Poetry	Oonah V. Joslin, Altercation at Supper
Short Poetry	New contributor Eric Otto, The Next Fifties

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Eric Otto, Kelly H. Shackelford, and Ross Smeltzer.
Challenge	Challenge 536 joins a Zombie Jamboree.
Editorial	Don Webb zooms down multiple Speedways to Literary Oblivion.
At the Cinema	Richard Ong, A.R.C. Angel Kalina : film
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Previous NASA photos Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Our Earth as Art *Sky and Telescope*, This Week’s Sky at a Glance

Randomly selected Bewildering motto:

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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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