Douglas Young

Bewildering Stories biography

Douglas Young is an author and award-winning professor emeritus whose essays, poems, and short stories have run in a variety of publications in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. His first novel, Deep in the Forest, was published in 2021 and the second, Due South, came out in 2022. His first book of essays, This Little Opinion Plus $1.50 Will Buy You a Coke, appeared in 2024, and the second, Not Just Political, followed in 2025. His first book of short stories, The Double Date and Other Stories, was released in 2026. All his books have received rave reviews.

Bewildering Stories bibliography

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595 Our Legacy 603 An American Visits China 644 My Magnificent Xiaoyan 656 The Great and Shining Miss Shelby Garrett 663 Forest Lessons 668 Reaching Beyond 673 A Modest Proposal for Hell 675 Spectacular Stephany 678 A Surprise Visitor 687 The Airport 692 I’ll Listen to Bach 696 A Life Worthwhile 698 Oh, If I Would Have... 704 Port Arthur Pearl 716 Mississippi Train Ride 720 The Most Fabulous Flower of All 723 The Ultimate Refuge 726 Delphia 760 Gratitude 796 Do You Still Think of Me? 853 The Oyster's Pearl 863 How I Wish 868 Yellow Weeds 870 Putting Students First 877 The Beach Parade 890 Reflections on Retirement 909 Filling That Vase 920 The Revelation of Paisley Parker 946 I Think So 967 Football and Brains 972 Hoping to Find a UFO 974 The Dignity of Losers 997 You Can't Joke About That 1005 An Urgent Legal Matter 1016 Fishing for a Connection 1029 George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle 1031 The Stones and Brian Jones 1040 Scattershot 1049 The Grave of Luther Laughton 1059 From Festus, With Love 1067 Family Reunion 1069 Elections 1073 Learning from Chinese Cities 1083 Opening a New Windowbr> 1092 Guess Who's Looking for You 1097 A New Pecking Order 1098 Not Just Political 1105 Aunt Lalena 1111 Gator Tales 1121 Shifting to Another Gear 1134 Getting Chauffeured 1136 The Wisteria Falls Hideaway Inn 1141 Goodbye, Jimi 1148 Something Else 1153 Double Date and Other Stories 1157 Experienced: On the Road with Jimi Hendrix 1159 A Very Long Night	poetry memoir poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry poetry essay poem essay memoir short story short story essay discussion essay review short story short story review review review short story short story short story discussion discussion discussion short story short story excerpt short story short story short story short story short story review short story excerpt review short story

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genre

595 Our Legacy
603 An American Visits China
644 My Magnificent Xiaoyan
656 The Great and Shining Miss Shelby Garrett
663 Forest Lessons
668 Reaching Beyond
673 A Modest Proposal for Hell
675 Spectacular Stephany
678 A Surprise Visitor
687 The Airport
692 I’ll Listen to Bach
696 A Life Worthwhile
698 Oh, If I Would Have...
704 Port Arthur Pearl
716 Mississippi Train Ride
720 The Most Fabulous Flower of All
723 The Ultimate Refuge
726 Delphia
760 Gratitude
796 Do You Still Think of Me?
853 The Oyster's Pearl
863 How I Wish
868 Yellow Weeds
870 Putting Students First
877 The Beach Parade
890 Reflections on Retirement
909 Filling That Vase
920 The Revelation of Paisley Parker
946 I Think So
967 Football and Brains
972 Hoping to Find a UFO
974 The Dignity of Losers
997 You Can't Joke About That
1005 An Urgent Legal Matter
1016 Fishing for a Connection
1029 George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle
1031 The Stones and Brian Jones
1040 Scattershot
1049 The Grave of Luther Laughton
1059 From Festus, With Love
1067 Family Reunion
1069 Elections
1073 Learning from Chinese Cities
1083 Opening a New Windowbr>
1092 Guess Who's Looking for You
1097 A New Pecking Order
1098 Not Just Political
1105 Aunt Lalena
1111 Gator Tales
1121 Shifting to Another Gear
1134 Getting Chauffeured
1136 The Wisteria Falls Hideaway Inn
1141 Goodbye, Jimi
1148 Something Else
1153 Double Date and Other Stories
1157 Experienced: On the Road with Jimi Hendrix
1159 A Very Long Night

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