Issue 261

Novel	Claës Lundin, Oxygen and Aromasia Chapter 7: A Newspaper Workshop, part 1; part 2; part 3
Serial	Thomas J. Keller, What to Believe, part 3; conclusion
Short Stories	Crystalwizard, Breaking Points Randy Foster, Rock and Roll Fantasy Kyle Hemmings, They Don’t Catch Colds in Texas, part 1; conclusion David Nordin, And the Sign Read “Taters” Arthur Vibert, Into the Light
Flash Fiction	Sarah Hilary, Yesterday’s Man Josh Skinner, Lilly’s Baptism
Poetry	Darby Mitchell, There is a Place Mel Waldman, Beautiful Place by the Sea
Short Poetry	Kenneth Nichols, The Late Edition
Essay	Steven Utley, My Miracle Summer

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes... Randy Foster, Kyle Hemmings, Sarah Hilary, Thomas J. Keller, David Nordin, and Josh Skinner
Challenge	Challenge 261: Back in the Saddle Again
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day
Editorial	Jerry Wright announces: Observation One Arrives!
News	Bewildering Stories News