Issue 290

Novel	Slawomir Rapala, The Three Kings Chapter V: On the Brink of Madness, part 2; part 3
Novella	Bertil Falk, Eucharist for a Sinless Mankind Chapter 3: The Building Stones of Sinlessness, part 2; part 3
Serial	Michael A. Potter, Alessandro’s Unexpected Traverse, part 3; part 4; conclusion
Short Stories	Paul Johnson, A Sea of Faces Alex Moisi, From Point A to Point B Sheila Murdock, Over the Moon, part 1; conclusion
Flash Fiction	Tiffany Andersen, The Pushcart Man Derrick Lin, Tyrannosaurus Rex Visits Ankylosaurus at the Creationist Museum
Poetry	John Stocks, And the Sparrows Coughed
Short Poetry	Michael Lee Johnson, Dove Poem Mary B. McArdle, The Bobcat’s Song
Essay	Mark Murdock, Analogical Meaning in Lord of the Rings, part 5; conclusion

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Tiffany Andersen, Paul Johnson, Derrick Lin, and Alex Moisi
Discussion	Challenge 289 response: Slawomir Rapala and others discuss Xunnax
The Critics’ Corner	Don Webb, Where Do We Get Off, Anyway?
Challenge	Challenge 290: Stretch That Belt
Contest 4	R D Larson, Little Things Matter
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day
The Reading Room	Danielle L. Parker reviews... Roger Dutcher & Mike Allen, eds., Alchemy of Stars