Issue 864

Novels	Natan Dubovitsky, Near Zero Chapter 27: Dvadtsat’ Sem’ Bill Kowaleski, Creative Destruction Chapter 23: Mark Gets the Police on Board
Novella	Arthur Davis, The Morland Basking Plain Chapter 1: The Dragons of Eden, part 1; part 2
Short Stories	Gary Clifton, The Vortex Victoria Mason, My Lemon Bob Welbaum, With a Little Help From My Friend, part 1; conclusion
Poetry	Stephen Ellams, North Wind and Sun Peter Roberts, In a Maryland Graveyard

Welcome	Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes... Victoria Mason and Peter Roberts
Challenge	Challenge 864: Lemon Flowers and Fruit
The Reading Room	Richard Thieme, Mobius: a Memoir excerpt
The Art Gallery	Richard Ong, The Phantom Bride 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