Bewildering Stories

What’s in Issue 71

Serials

Deep Bora concludes his serial “The Twilight Zone in the Year 4615.” His genteel team of deep-space scientists discover that the “Twilight Zone” is upon Uranus, all right, only it’s more “up” than “on.”

Michael J A Tyzuk begins a two-parter, “The Other Side.” Michael’s stories are always action-packed, and this space opera will finish with a surprise twist. See if you can guess what it will be.

Short Stories

Kevin Ahearn runs an eerie reality double-check in “Afterlife.” And Thomas Lee Joseph Smith’s “White Kangaroo” treats us to two artists dueling for glory in a startlingly familiar and unexpected medium.

Poetry

Steve Bomkamp’s “The City Far Away” celebrates the approach of winter with a very unusual sound effect.

Film Review

Mel Cartagena has kindly sent us an insightful review of the film Mystic River.

Challenge

This issue’s Challenge, “Comedy is Serious Business,” is another multiple-parter: What might be the effect and meaning of Steve Bomkamp’s “sound effect”? And pay close attention to that serious man behind the curtain of comedy in Thomas L. J. Smith’s “White Kangaroo”!

Book Review; Editorial

Jerry Wright reviews Charles Stross’s Singularity Sky. Ye Ed also observes that Bewildering Stories has grown so much and so well that our webzine now holds a very special place in literature both on the Net and in print. And Ye Master’s irrepressible sidekick, “Igor,” chimes in that we love nice surprises.

In Times to Come

Issue 72 will be our “sports” issue. Be sure to meet Steven L. Shrewsbury and Thomas Lee Joseph Smith... in the arena! Meanwhile, Ásgrímur Hartmannsson will be hosting a set of “tailgate parties” of a kind you wouldn’t believe...

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