What’s in Issue 220

Contest	Bewildering Stories’ Contest 3, “Strange Places”: Contest 3 Welcome page \| Contest 3 Index page Contest 3 is now closed to further entries. Voting will close with the appearance of issue 222.
Novel	Gilboy has been at sea for three months. He encounters beings both scary and friendly — and, at last, men: Sam Ivey, Gilboy’s Quest, Chapter IV: Tradewinds, part 1; part 2; part 3.
Novella	Razor bulls his way up the crime chain in the sleazy underworld of Garden City. His last lead is to the Candyman. Meanwhile, strange things are afoot in the aspirin market: O. J. Anderson, Razor Burn, chapter 7, part 1, part 2; chapter 8; chapter 9; chapter 10.
Serial	‘Rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief; soldier, murderer, bandit chief’. That comes close to describing Aezubah’s early career: Slawomir Rapala, The Spear of Destiny, chapter 1; chapter 2; chapter 3.
Short Stories	New contributor Paul Carlson shows us Ellie Thinnes, who has to stay home from school and watch TV ads. Just give her a badge and turn her loose; she’s a natural-born detective: Only Human. Young Tim is an empath and a very odd-looking boy. Conscripted into service for ‘the party’, he senses where he really belongs — with the Flock: Luke Jackson, The Fragile, part 1; conclusion. A man named Mark has a problem: he loves three women, who are all in love with him. He can’t bear to break anyone’s heart. What’s a guy to do? Doug Pugh, Man — Reflected. Jared and Amia live in an edenic garden, but a vision of Eldorado entices them across a burning desert to an unforeseeable destiny: John W. Steele, The Mirage, part 1; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	New contributor Amanda L. Auverigne makes us pine for childhood birthday parties, complete with a cake: The Best of Intentions. New contributor Lea Schizas has Charlie pay his Aunt Martha one last visit: Zany Aunt Martha. New contributor Walt Trizna demonstrates the value of a steel penny: Valentine’s Gift.
Poetry	Mary B. McArdle, Uncultivated Fire
Essay	Dramatized history: A photographer captures the exuberance of the crowd in Times Square on August 14, 1945: Donna Gagnon, The Kiss.

Departments

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Amanda L. Auverigne, Paul Carlson, Lea Schizas, and Walt Trizna.
Challenge	Challenge 220 makes you An Offer....
Letters	Kevin Ahearn asks What is Power?
The Art Gallery	NASA: Picture of the Day
The Reading Room	Excerpt R D Larson, Mama Tried to Raise a Lady Jerry Wright reviews .
Editorial	Jerry Wright,

Bewildering Stories News

Tenth Man Contest: Tamara Sheehan announces that Jen Robertson’s and C. Deatherage’s entries have won gift certificates at Powell’s bookstore. Our congratulations: the contest was no easy feat. And our congratulations to Tamara, as well. Keep up the good work!

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