Issue 236

Novel	Michael E. Lloyd, Observation Two: Standing Divided Chapter 24: The Bridge, part 1; part 2 Chapter 25: Plane Sailing, part 1
Serials	Rachel Parsons, The Year of the Dead Rose, chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4 Luke Boyd, Apparitions, part 1; part 2; part 3
Short Stories	Byron Bailey, The Stinging, part 1; conclusion B J Bourg, Bear Illegal Crystalwizard, Stryker’s Tail Eric J Kregel, The Trouble with Sitting, part 1; conclusion
Flash Fiction	Katherine Allen, For Want of a Mango Germán Amatto, Cardboard Heart — Spanish original: Corazón de cartulina Karen Bradley, A Breach in Interdimensional Security
Poetry	Michael Lee Johnson, In This Place, Poverty Falls Mary B. McArdle, Ribbons
Short Poetry	Anna Ruiz, The Three Bears
Prose Poetry	Jean-Michel Calvez, Afterland — French original: Afterland

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Luke Boyd, Karen Bradley, Jean-Michel Calvez, and Eric J Kregel
Review Essay	Donald Schneider reviews... Carmen Ruggero’s “Last Tango on a Wintry Day”
Challenge	Challenge 236: At Winter’s End Challenge Contest: The Mad Store Scene
Letters	David Ford praises Crystalwizard’s Wizard’s Bane Carmen Ruggero responds concerning “Martin Fierro”
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day