What’s in Issue 216

Contest	Bewildering Stories’ Contest 3, “Strange Places,” is now open. Contest 3 Welcome page \| Contest 3 Index page Contest 3 will close with the appearance of issue 220. Voting will close with the appearance of issue 222.
Novel	The struggle for Torven’s ring ends where it began: Tamara Sheehan, Tenth Man: conclusion. Open the Tenth Man Contest page
Short Stories	The X-Squad is back to take on paranormal resistance fighters from another dimension. But not so fast there... the local wildlife has priority: O. J. Anderson, X-Squad: Stay Dead, part 1; conclusion. China is both a real and figurative place where Angelo belongs and from which Lucky did not return: Ian Donnell Arbuckle, China, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Lorna M. Kaine has a spirited grandmother visit Hubert and bring him up to speed in the Family Traditions. Edward Morris asks Friedrich Nietsche If I Went Crazy Now, Would You Still Call Me Superman?. E. S. Strout says be careful where you launch your rockets, they just might come Right Back At Ya. New contributor Steve Thorn depicts Mom away at war while a father and son have a special dinner under A Ceiling Full of Stars, part 1; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	New contributor Brian Capaloff depicts an unfortunate soul trying to find a place to put The Jag. Have you dealt in real estate recently? You may not want to: Michael E. Lloyd, Drop to Drink.
Poetry	Caroline Davies, A Land Where Beauty Sleeps New contributor Carl A. Puleo, Hank and Frank
Article	New contributor Zack Figueroa, Ray Harryhausen: Creator of Dreams

Departments

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Brian Capaloff, Lorna M. Kaine, Carl A. Puleo, and Steve Thorn.
Challenge	Challenge 216 salutes the Tenth Man Standing.
Letters	A kibitzer actually Looks at the fine print.
The Art Gallery	NASA: Picture of the Day
The Reading Room	Excerpt: Oscar Deadwood, The Perfect Revolution Jerry Wright reviews Four from TOKYOPOP.
Editorial	Jerry Wright, Sorry...

Bewildering Stories News

Contests: Please note that submissions to Contest 3 close with the appearance of issue 220. Voting continues until the appearance of issue 222. The Tenth Man contest does not yet have a closing date.

Communications: Ye Copy Editor is traveling October 1st to 10th. Please take into account that responses to e-mail will be slow and erratic during that time.

Guesspix: The feature “Who is this esteemed contributor” may resume at another time.

A Bewildering Motto of the Minute:

The Official Bewildering Stories Motto: “Poems are not made with ideas; they are made with words.” — Stéphane Mallarmé

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