What’s in Issue 352

Novel	George introduces veteran newspaperman Michael Horn to Esther. Now George has to prove he’s really an out-of-body reincarnation of himself as a visitor from outer space: Gabriel S. Timar, The Hades Connection, Chapter 16.
Novellas	In this episode, Fred Looseman remains in the background, witnessing Germany’s 16th-century peasant wars replayed on a cosmic scale. Their import will hardly be lost on him: Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman : Figs and Riesling part 8: On the Road to Mulhouse, part 1; part 2; part 3 — Sur la route de Mulhouse The latter-day ‘bohemian’ poet Wally Wobble is no Cold Warrior and has a career that is practically the inverse of Professor Mrak’s. Wally may have also bitten off more than he can chew with Cynthia: Bill Bowler, The Bohemian Chapter 9: My Career Chapter 10: Mrak’s Career Chapter 11: Me and Cynthia
Serial	Charlotte and the spaceship’s artificial intelligence finally come to terms in a tragi-comedy: David Brookes, Touching the Foam, part 3; part 4; conclusion.
Short Stories	Janet is something of a recluse, and her life is a humdrum affair. But she gives a new meaning to the notion of tending one’s own garden: Bertil Falk, A Visit to World’s End. New contributor Rick Hipps shows that an oppressed office drudge may find a valuable ally in Grom, a helpful, peanut-butter loving troll: A Company Decision. Suppose you had a ‘pseudo-matter’ that might stop disease and aging in their tracks. What might be the drawbacks? Oonah V. Joslin, Matter Matters, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Catharine Parks introduces Katrina, who has had a mysterious and frightening dream. It might have spared her a night in jail if she’d only been paying attention: Cliffhanger. New contributor Robert Vella proves that even the seemingly most inconsequential order can be a matter of life or death: The Distinguished Mr. Fife.
Flash Fiction	Next time you take a cruise, make sure you know in advance where the boat is going: Martin Green, A Distant Land. Is Barnaby real or what? Channie Greenberg, Little Life Alterations.
Short Poetry	Marta T. Coppola, Even Roses
Interview	*Bewildering Stories* interviews Carmen Ruggero

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Rick Hipps and Robert Vella.
The Critics’ Corner	Bertrand Cayzac, Notes on “The Road to Mulhouse”
Challenge	Challenge 352: Bringing Up Daisies
The Reading Room	Danielle L. Parker reviews Michael Harvey, The Fifth Floor
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day

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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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