The Readers’ Guide

What’s in Issue 523

Novel	Dexter cares for Jane when she apparently falls ill, and he comes to appreciate Jane’s mother more than ever. Martin Kerharo, The Dohani War Chapter 17: Determination
Serial	Daniel is forcibly shown what he’s been searching for, and it is not what he expected or wanted to find: Peter Bailey, North by the Red Death, conclusion.
Short Stories	‘A good word goes a long way’ is a good motto to remember in a mysterious department in a haunted building: Arthur Davis, Lost & Found, part 1; conclusion. New contributor Lucia D. Hawkins depicts a technical writer who wants to try her hand at horror fiction. The writer finds a good setting in which to write. Too good, in fact: Writing on the Edge. New contributor Meg Whitefeather introduces Harold, who has a painful limp but is cured by enigmatic visitors from literary history: Harold’s Day Out, part 1; conclusion.
Flash Fiction	New contributor Jason Norton demonstrates how important it is not to confuse fiction with reality: Cave Dwellers.
Poetry	Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Childhood Trifles Tendai R. Mwanaka, Son of a Gun John Stocks, Croeso Laugharne
Short Poetry	B. Z. Niditch, Leonardo’s Map

Departments

Welcome	Bewildering Stories welcomes Lucia D. Hawkins, Jason Norton, and Meg Whitefeather.
The Critics’ Corner	Michael E. Lloyd discusses The Dohani War.
Challenge	Challenge 523 Strategic Biting
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Previous NASA photos Earth Observatory Picture of the Day Our Earth as Art Sky and Telescope, This Week’s Sky at a Glance

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