What’s in Issue 183
| Contest | |
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| Novel | New contributor Bonnie Gibson brings together two young characters: Brenda Patrick, who comes from an almost ideal family, and Billy Sims, whose family is quite the opposite: Pushed to the Limit, part 1; part 2; part 3. |
| Short Stories |
Let’s just hope this is science fiction rather than tomorrow’s news headlines: Karlos Allen, Countdown. On the wintry part of Benedict’s World, missionary Jesus Santana discovers that the native Harbingers have a creed of their own: “Something dreadful is bound to happen”: Colin P. Davies, The Evangelist, part 1; conclusion. New contributor S. Michael Leier introduces private detective Rick Vargo, whose job is to defend the mean streets against paranormal crime and desperation: The Skull Hunter, part 1; conclusion. Loving memory — sometimes even of what might seem like a detail — can bring a form of immortality: Carmen Ruggero, Forget Me Not, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Mark Spencer shows us that even — or especially — a big, hairy monster can suffer from unrequited love: Honey, I Am Only a Big Foot. |
| Flash Fiction |
New contributor Brent Powers raises a toast to sheer existence in Mud and Champagne. |
| Poetry |
Prakash Kona, Rites of Passage Darby Mitchell, Spider Ian D. Smith, Growing Tree |
| Essays |
Gold is not the end but a means in the larger quests of literature: Tala Bar, Treasure Hunt. Meeting aliens from outer space just doesn’t compare with Steven’s experience at a day care center: Steven Utley, Spawn of the Moon Bounce. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Bonnie Gibson, S. Michael Leier, Brent Powers and Mark Spencer. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 183 bakes An Upside-Down Snow Cake. |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art |
| The Reading Room |
Danielle L. Parker reviews Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas. Jerry Wright reviews Gene Wolfe, Soldier of the Mist. |
| Editorial | Jerry Wright, Growing Pains |
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