What’s in Issue 268
| Contest | Bewildering Stories’ Contest 4: Parodice Loosed |
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| Novel |
Claës Lundin, Oxygen and Aromasia Election reporting promises to change very little in the coming centuries. Meanwhile, Oxygen and Apollonides rush to save their stricken Aromasia from the burning concert hall. And Oxygen has a plan to win the heart of fair Aromasia — or, more likely, make a perfect fool of himself: |
| Short Stories |
New contributor Zachary Ash depicts an interstellar pilot’s joys and the anguish of retreat from an overwhelming invasion: Ariel’s Inferno, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor P. I. Barrington gives an object lesson in how — or how not — to deal with a forest visitor from another dimension: Urban Elf, part 1; part 2; conclusion. What is justice for a grave robber? Gerald Budinski, Sacred Precious Things, part 1; conclusion. Whither and wherefore does Marion go with her music room? Arthur Vibert, The Spare Room. When tribal tradition becomes an end in itself, it can lead to cruel and self-defeating injustices: Erik Weiss, Journey to Exile, part 1; part 2; conclusion. |
| Flash Fiction |
If your second-hand purchase starts talking to you, make sure others hear it say the same thing: Michael A. Kechula, Flea Market Special. New contributor Keith Krogstad gives new meaning to the old phrase ‘to take somebody to the woodshed’: The Shed. |
| Poetry | Edward C. Doerr, Imprint |
| Short Poetry |
Arnold Hollander, Two Red Chairs John Stocks, Family Funeral |
| Essay | What happens when an old tradition confronts modern existential anguish? Mel Waldman, The House of Darkness. |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes P. I. Barrington. |
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| Challenge |
Challenge 267 response: Gary Inbinder identifies the source of “In His House”
Challenge 268 says You Can’t Get Here From There. |
| The Art Gallery |
A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day |
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