What’s in Issue 359

Novel	The top-level world conference is on track to build the orbit-changing thrusters on the Moon. Meanwhile, newly promoted Enseign Terry Garfield relies on parallel history to save the day politically and financially: Gabriel S. Timar, The Hades Connection Chapter 23, part 1; part 2
Novella	Biker grandma Ida Mae Wheeler makes close contact with a really big ‘thang’ from the cornfield: Glenn Gray, A Day in the Cornfield, part 10.
Serial	New contributor Daniel Shebses introduces Mike Devlin, who is fascinated by a strange new application for his X-Phone: The Deathalator, part 1; part 2.
Short Stories	What’s the old saying? ‘Too soon old, too late smart’? And too much ignored, to boot: Kevin Ahearn, The End of an Erica. New contributor Barbra Annino depicts some young men on the road, fleeing a tyrannical father with a mother’s blessing: The Mother Road, part 1; conclusion. Old folks don’t understand youngsters’ ‘langwidge’? Up to a point... Michael D. Brooks, OMG. Winning the war is easy; winning the peace, that’s the hard part: Catfish Russ, The Governor of Earth, part 1; part 2; conclusion. New contributor Clarise Samuels introduces a space alien who takes a liking to Earth and a fondness for a lady named Maggie: The Duke of Wunderbar.
Flash Fiction	New contributor Sean Monaghan shows that even semi-immortality has its price: Vampire Gustav at the End of the Universe.
Poetry	Marina J. Neary, On Bat’s Wings
Short Poetry	Crystalwizard, I Know You Rebecca Lu Kiernan, Magic

Departments

Interview	*Bewildering Stories* interviews Aidan Lucid
Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Barbra Annino, Sean Monaghan, Clarise Samuels, and Daniel Shebses.
Challenge	Challenge 359 sings As Time Went By. Challenge 359 Response: “The Governor of Earth”
The Reading Room	Joanna M. Weston reviews Sean Horlor, Made Beautiful by Use.
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:

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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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