Issue 498

Novel	Bertil Falk, Infranet Chapter 1: He Knew Too Much Chapter 2: The Growth of the Noosphere
Short Stories	Tessa Bennett, To a Sudden Halt, part 1; part 2; conclusion Emily Calvin, Starlings in a Distant Garden, part 1; part 2; conclusion Ron Van Sweringen, Eating Strawberries With One Hand Joanna M. Weston, After the Fire
Flash Fiction	Channie Greenberg, A Reluctant Ecology
Poetry	Oonah V. Joslin, The Story of Dainty Dish

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Emily Calvin.
Challenge	Challenge 496 Response: Meeting at the Villa Novesta Challenge 498: Into Deep Bora Space
Editorial	Don Webb, Where Are You in the Noosphere?
The Photo Album	With Noel and Oonah V. Joslin
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Previous NASA photos Our Earth as Art Sky and Telescope, This Week’s Sky at a Glance