What’s in Issue 203
| Novella | The four antagonists — General Aezubah, King Harish, the wizard Yagdish, and Baron Bahadur — clash in a final confrontation to determine the fate of Estratia: Slawomir Rapala, Of Tyrants and Gods, conclusion. |
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| Short Stories |
New contributor Terry Bramlett introduces us to colonists from Earth who are developing telepathic communication. The young Alicia can see what most of them can’t — a xenophobic alien spy: The Smell of Dangerous Jasmine, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Mark Eller portrays a life of boredom among the remnants of humanity. Their alternative to extinction is to be less than perfect: A Reason To Be. Youth is well advised to revisit its roots — both literally and figuratively — before it’s too late: Beverly Forehand, Hollow. Young Gavrail seeks to find out not only who he is but what it means to be what he is: Jörn Grote, Lost in Thought, part 1; conclusion. Stephen White revisits Outworld, where an Eradicator patrol confronts the people of the Long Wound: J. B. Hogan, Last Stand, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Michelle O’Neill shows us what a pain neighbors can be, especially when they have big teeth and they bite your garbage: The Werewolves Next Door. A young couple romantically invoke an old legend but fail to heed its implications: John W. Steele, Superstition Rock. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor John D. Ritchie will make you look at your lawn with new respect — and trepidation: Turf War. |
| Poetry |
Forrest Armstrong, Simplistic Susan M. Gibb, Halloween Doug Pugh, Pie Piper Anna Ruiz, Frog’s Tale |
| Discussion |
How can politics be written in literature? How might it be interpreted? New contributor Bill Bowler, Science Fictional Politics Don Webb, Politics in Literature: Word and Deed |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Bill Bowler, Terry Bramlett, Mark Eller, Michelle O’Neill, and John D. Ritchie. |
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| The Critics’ Corner |
Jörn Grote, Human and Transhuman |
| Challenge | Challenge 203 examines the Who and What. |
| Letters | Lewayne L. White waxes Nostalgic. |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art |
| The Reading Room |
Clyde Andrews reviews Simon Haynes, Hal Spacejock. Jerry Wright reviews |
| Editorials |
Clyde Andrews and Don Webb discuss editing: Here We Stand. Jerry Wright, More Miscellany |
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Who is this esteemed contributor to |
To Bewildering Stories’ schedule: Readers’ reactions are always welcome. | |
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