What’s in Issue 338

Novella	In a pastoral setting, Brian Mudd is beset by his evil ‘ally’ Nestor. What to do when a demon nags you? Punt! John W. Steele, Beyond the Island, chapter 10; chapter 11.
Serial	How does Fred Looseman’s life go when he’s not Floozman but working at his day job? One thing is sure, it’s a handicap that he’s not a robot: Bertrand Cayzac, Fred Looseman’s Maintenance Diary — Le Cahier de maintenance de Fred Looseman
Short Stories	New contributor R. J. Astruc depicts a lonely man who collects and refurbishes discarded androids: The Wife Collector. What’s eating at your tent in the wilderness: a toothy slug? If so, then it may have yogic implications, but otherwise... Tantra Bensko, Animals Under the Skin, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Jim Pendrick takes an urban legend to a grotesque conclusion: Cubicle 1.
Flash Fiction	If you like puns, this is for you; otherwise not: Richard K. Lyon, Loophole. New contributor Kenny Rooney depicts a devout soul in a war-torn land: Adhan.
Short Poetry	Bill Bowler, Reading Wallace Stevens Anna Ruiz, Past the Point of No Return
Memoir	Gabriel Timar, The World is a Jungle Book Two: The Violent Jungle In the same situation but with a loaded gun at hand, what would you have done? Moral force has strength in numbers: The Price of Compassion

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes R J Astruc, Jim Pendrick, and Kenny Rooney.
Challenge	Challenge 338 Reach for Your Revolver
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day

Randomly selected Bewildering motto:

Randomly selected classic rejection notice:

Bewildering Stories’ official mottoes:

“Poems are not made with ideas; they are made with words.” — Stéphane Mallarmé
Ars longa, vita brevis. Rough translation: “Proofreading never ends.”

To Bewildering Stories’ schedule: In Times to Come

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