Issue 565

Novel	Sherman Smith, Two Blind Men and a Fool Chapter 34: On the Conning Tower, part 1; part 2; part 3
Short Stories	Matt Fleming, Pearl’s Last Ride Robert Quinlivan, A Moment of Silence, part 1; part 2; conclusion Michael Siciliano, Inalienable Right, part 1; part 2; conclusion Emily Weston, Daddy’s Unexpected Visit
Flash Fiction	Phillip Donnelly, Debt and Deletion
Poetry	Visalakshi Viswanathan, A Dragon’s Tale
Short Poetry	B. Z. Niditch, Beginning the Day

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Matt Fleming, Robert Quinlivan, Michael Siciliano, and Emily Weston
Challenge	Challenge 565: Check That Ghost’s Passport Challenge 565 Response: What Silence?
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