Issue 697

Novel	Bill Kowaleski, Living Standards Chapter 13: Persuading Bain
Short Stories	Gary Clifton, Stiff Katies, part 1; part 2; conclusion Val Gryphin, Gail the Gallant, part I; part II; part III; part IV, conclusion Francis Mont, Truth Can Hurt
Flash Fiction	Karin S. Heigl, White Dragon — Weißdrache — Hvítadrekinn
Short Poetry	Shola Balogun, To My Son Gregg Dotoli, Someday, When I’m There

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes... Val Gryphin and Francis Mont
Challenge	Challenge 697: Keep the Change
The Reading Room	Alison McBain, Piers Anthony, Writer’s Retweet review
The Art Gallery	Richard Ong, White Dragon 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