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Bewildering Stories

Tom Allen

Bewildering Stories biography

If a story is a costume party, here’s where I take off my mask and thank the host. I’m very grateful for the opportunity this publication affords me to address my social anxiety by channeling my inner exhibitionist.

I’m a queer bibliophile who lives in downtown Minneapolis, though I hail from Iowa, a bit farther down the Mississippi. I’m also a recovering alcoholic, an active Episcopalian, and a fierce card player.

This season’s best anime is Tomoko Yamashita’s Ikoku Nikki (Journal with Witch). Check it out!

My work also appears in Freedom Fiction Journal and Razzle Dazzle Cafe.

Copyright © 2026 by Tom Allen

Bewildering Stories bibliography

Prose Fiction
The Screever

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