Issue 543

Novel	Sherman Smith, Two Blind Men and a Fool Prologue; Chapter 1: The Blind Man’s Dragon
Serial	Tim Simmons, What Grandma Done, part 1; part 2 (part 3; conclusion)
Short Stories	Thomas Lee Joseph Smith, Methinks He Protesteth Too Much LaVerne Zocco, Miss Whitson’s Highest Wish
Flash Fiction	Yuliya Klochan, The Definition of Perfection
Poetry	B. Z. Niditch, Mayakovsky’s Legacy
Prose Poetry	Marian Brooks, Tree Incarnation
Short Poetry	Jason C. Ford, Eclipse at the Gates
Essay	Robert J. Meindl, The Message of the Ruins, part 1; part 2; conclusion

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Marian Brooks, Yuliya Klochan and Robert J. Meindl
Challenge	Challenge 543: The Protheth of Protetht
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