What’s in Issue 252
| Novella | A believer and a skeptic get startling news from the plant kingdom: Bob Brill, Adventures of a Botanist, Chapter 2: Claws, part 1; part 2. |
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| Serials |
Duh-Li’s challenge is to escape from the dread Wyrm and sort out his relationship with the girl with the cute frown: Fahim Farook, The Wyrm’s Lair, part 3; conclusion. Which is the wilder adventure: disposing of a wayward husband or getting access to a telescope to spy on him? Ranvir Singh Parmar, Creepers and Grapevines, Chapter 2, part 1; part 2; part 3. |
| Short Stories |
An artist sells his art and heart for an illusion: Jean-Michel Calvez, A Poem for Emma — French original: Poème pour Emma. Sometimes filling a vacancy can be a Hell of a job: Mark Eller, Vacancy Filled, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Fernando Sorrentino depicts the passing of age and the passing of time: A Question of Age — Spanish original: Cosas de vieja. Don’t go near Mystic Lake: you may not know exactly what’s going to get you, but it roars like a lion: John W. Steele, Mystic Lake, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Rachel Zellers takes us to a demon diner where the customers are on the menu: The Chicken Coop, part 1; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Gary William Crawford recalls a truly professional actress who performed in only one play: Curtain Call. New contributor Neil Shephard shows how managing a motel can be such a drag that even a vampire would be welcome: Substitute. |
| Poetry |
Anna Ruiz, Mango John Stocks, Utopia |
| Prose Poetry |
New contributor K. Bruce Justice, The Portrait. |
| Memoir | Mel Waldman recounts a tragic case history in clinical psychology: The Short Life of Johnny Apocalypse. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Gary William Crawford, K. Bruce Justice, Neil Shephard, and Rachel Zellers. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 252 challenges you to get not only your geographical but your cultural bearings: Where in the World are We? |
| Letters | Mari Mitchell writes about Fun with Bewildering Stories |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day |
| The Reading Room |
Darlene Santori reviews Bruce Golden, Better Than Chocolate |
| Editorial | Jerry Wright, xxx |
Bewildering Stories News
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