What’s in Issue 173

Novel	Yonatan helps his sister Mikhal fulfill her love for David in marriage. But Mikhal’s dire prophetic visions seem to foretell that her happiness will be very short-lived: Tala Bar, The King’s Daughter chapter 7: Yonatan, part 1; part 2; part 3.
Novella	Haunted by nightmares and visions, the remaining members of Dale’s group return to the mysterious island in search of their lost comrade: Jeff Brown, The Diner and That Same Old Feeling Again, part 7; part 8; part 9.
Serial	Commander Hawker / two prisoners / a monstrous, warlike race. Using those elements you write the tagline: Thomas R. Willits, No Place for Us, part 3; part 4; conclusion.
Short Stories	New contributor Clyde Andrews has a pretty girl invite a magician to go on a perilous chase. She’s been stuck with the bill on a dinner date... by another magician who is Up to No Good: The Girl in Red, part 1; conclusion. How do you pay off a wager to a ghost? Darby Mitchell, The Ghost of Mr. Renner.
Alternate History	Would you save a friend from a horrible fate and your name from meaning “traitor” for all time to come? God forbid: Ian Donnell Arbuckle, Fall Silent, part 1; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	Byron Bailey salutes Thomas L. J. Smith’s “White Kangaroo” in Latex Magic. Beware of beauties that are beasts: Charles Richard Laing, The Unicorn Sisters.
Poetry	‘Beyond a point is darkness and time; darkness greater than time, Time greater than politics of dark That I espouse in my blood’: Prakash Kona, Metaphysic of Color.
Art Gallery	Christine Cartwright, Miss Envyosity
Essay	An old school friend brings back memories of a younger, darker age: G David Schwartz, Shawn.

Departments

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Clyde Andrews.
Challenge	Alternatives can tell us what is true: The Primordial Challenge.
The Reading Room	Danielle L. Parker reviews Anne Bishop, The Invisible Ring.
Editorials	Paule Libby, A Clear and Present Danger Jerry Wright, A Variori

In Times to Come

In issue 174

Novel : Tala Bar, The King’s Daughter chapter 8 “Palti Ben Lyish”
Novella : Jeff Brown, “The Diner and That Old Feeling Again” conclusion
Short Stories: Ian Donnell Arbuckle, “The Boy in the Corner with Chalk in His Eyes”; New contributor Kenneth Eng, “Glasses”; D. A. Madigan, “The Adventures of Supermom”; Roberto Sanhueza, “Sabre Hits and Misses”; Thomas Lee Joseph Smith, “Patent Pending”
Flash Fiction: Byron Bailey, “The Mummy’s Curse”; New contributor Carmen Ruggero, “The Back Window”
Poetry : Prakash Kona, “The Singer and Madness of the Song”
Art Gallery : Christine Cartwright, “The Neighborhood”
Essay : New contributor Seth Mullins,: “The Transformation of the Fantasy Protagonist”

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