What’s in Issue 166

Serial	How would you catch a fugitive who has only one place to go? Thomas R. Willits, The Beyond, part 4; part 5; conclusion.
Short Stories	New contributor Christopher Brooks suggests some fun you might — or might not — want to have with your interplanetary neighbors: Requital. Jörn Grote shows what both computers and human beings have in common psychologically: Open Minds, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Audie A. Murphy tells a story within a story within a story... and they are all interrelated: The Grand Pineda, part 1; conclusion. Both of the main characters in the story are “users,” but in opposite ways: Thomas R., Users, part 1; conclusion. Behind the news headlines, human beings: Norman A. Rubin, In the Name of... Sheriff Poe of Goblin’s Toe surprises a vampire feasting in a dark alley. It’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship: Robert L. Sellers Jr, Dead Men Hanging, part 1; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	Mary King takes the concept of the “clockmaker deity” to a logical conclusion. Is the deity a designer or... an infuser? Interview with God. Jim Schicatano makes us glad that our universe is serious business and not just all fun and games: The Science Project.
Poetry	Early autumn. Haiku flock. A story takes wing: Mary King, haiku.
Essays	Is this a trenchant essay or a hard-hitting editorial? Where might Prakash not be allowed to travel? Prakash Kona, Tragedy and Farce: Reflections Upon an Unjust War. With Steven Utley we lament the passing of some peculiar shrines of mid-century American culture: Make-Out City.

Departments

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Christopher Brooks and Audie A. Murphy.
Challenge	Jerry: Who can fix Don's Powerbook? The Challenge Will Return Don: The PowerBook is amazing. Who can fix Don? Stay tuned for the truly Bewildering Story in issue 167.
Letters	Received on the Net: Boris Vian’s science fiction.
The Reading Room	D. A. Madigan reviews S. M. Stirling’s alternate histories, part 1; part 2. Jerry Wright reviews Christopher Paolini's Eldest
Editorial	Jerry Wright, Goodness from Henson

In Times to Come

News Flash : Contributors please be patient. Ye Copy Editor will be able to reply promptly to mail beginning October 4.

In issue 167

Novel : Tala Bar, The King’s Daughter
Serial : Slawomir Rapala, “Dreamtime” parts 1-2
Short Stories: Robert M. Blevins, “The Earth and the Lion”; New contributor John Faucett, “Racing with the Moon”; James Finn, “The Stray”; New contributor William Schweizer, ”The Drama Major”; Robert L. Sellers, Jr “Hide and Seek”
Flash Fiction: Katherine Allen, “That Place”; New contributor Mike Kechula, “Body Modifiers, Inc.”
Essays: Kevin Ahearn, “SF Bias”; Steven Utley and the Moamrath Project, “The Moamrath Papers” part 1
Review : D. A. Madigan, “S. M. Stirling’s alternate histories” conclusion

Computer Problems

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