Issue 548

Novel	Sherman Smith, Two Blind Men and a Fool Chapter 8: On the Same Night Train
Novella	Mark Bonica, Spiraling In 5: Year 820, 40 days post-crash
Short Stories	Shaun Hayes, Mrs. Carmichael’s Best, part 1; part 2; conclusion Harry Lang, The Ministry of Heavenly Understanding, part 1; conclusion Sherri Cook Woosley, Two Sides of a Triangle, part 1; conclusion
Flash Fiction	Channie Greenberg, Becoming a Grifter
Poetry	John Grey, To Space and Back
Short Poetry	Jason C. Ford, Thoughts Following a Storm Oonah V. Joslin, Music to My Ears

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes... Shaun Hayes and Sherri Cook Woosley
The Critics’ Corner	Don Webb, Shorthand: Classic and Predictable
Challenge	Challenge 548: Play It Again, Earl Challenge 548 Response: What’s Behind the ‘Grifter’?”
The Reading Room	Danielle L. Parker, Seanan McGuire, Ashes of Honor, review
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