Issue 252

Novella	Bob Brill, Adventures of a Botanist Chapter 2: Claws, part 1; part 2
Serials	Fahim Farook, The Wyrm’s Lair, part 3; conclusion Ranvir Singh Parmar, Creepers and Grapevines Chapter 2, part 1; part 2; part 3
Short Stories	Jean-Michel Calvez, A Poem for Emma French original: Poème pour Emma Mark Eller, Vacancy Filled, part 1; conclusion Fernando Sorrentino, A Question of Age Spanish original: Cosas de Vieja John W. Steele, Mystic Lake, part 1; conclusion Rachel Zellers, The Chicken Coop, part 1; conclusion
Flash Fiction	Gary William Crawford, Curtain Call Neil Shephard, Substitute
Poetry	Anna Ruiz, Mango John Stocks, Utopia
Prose Poetry	K. Bruce Justice, The Portrait
Memoir	Mel Waldman, The Short Life of Johnny Apocalypse

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Gary William Crawford, K. Bruce Justice, Neil Shephard, and Rachel Zellers
Challenge	Challenge 252: Where in the World are We?
Letters	Mari Mitchell writes about Fun with Bewildering Stories
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day
The Reading Room	Darlene Santori reviews Bruce Golden, Better Than Chocolate
Editorial	Jerry Wright, xxx