Issue 538

Novel	James Bright, Pyrrhic Victory, part 9, section 1; section 2; section 3
Serial	Bill McCormick, A Letter From an Editor, part 1
Short Stories	Jimmie A. Kepler, The Prairie Dogs Have Coal Miners’ Helmets, part 1; part 2; conclusion Morris Marshall, Facing the Bullies Janis Zelcans, Another Man’s Treasure
Flash Fiction	Charles C. Cole, Mothers and Son
Poetry	Oonah V. Joslin, Casting Couch
Short Poetry	Mary B. McArdle, Grounded
Essay	Christine Wohlers, Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Jimmie A. Kepler, Christine Wohlers, and Janis Zelcans
Challenge	Challenge 538: Stunt Men
The Photo Album	Richard Ong, Late-Summer Moon
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Previous NASA photos Our Earth as Art Sky and Telescope, This Week’s Sky at a Glance