Bewildering Stories’
First Quarterly Review, 2011

And now, since “Bewildering” Stories is a friend of the unconventional, here are the 20 most controversial works of the quarter, the ones on which the Review Editors’ consensus diverged for one reason or another.

The titles are listed in descending order with the most controversial first. Only the first seven titles on the list are true Hot Potatoes; the rest qualify as Warm Potatoes. Seven of the titles appear among the Editors’ Choices.

1. Bruce Memblatt, A Cut Above the Rest
2. Cherry Rao, I Called You My Butter Cookie
3. Ron Van Sweringen, Wet Forever After
4. Ron Van Sweringen, The Grandest Show on Earth
5. Diana Pollin, L’Embarquement pour Cythère
6. Mike McGonegal, Cold Searing Strings
7. Marina J. Neary, Hugh O’Neill

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8. Oonah V. Joslin, Change Has Tenses All Its Own
9. Antonino Fazio, Jonah’s Memories on Slippery Ground
10. Gary Hewitt, House of Six
11. Philip M. Bennett, Silence or Laughter
12. Channie Greenberg, Reduced Acuity
13. James A. Ford, Changelings
14. Slawomir Rapala, The Loneliest of Gods
15. Albert J. Manachino, Morning Encounter
16. Richard Ong, The Sleeping God
17. Channie Greenberg, Coins and Fleas
18. Richard Ong, Sacred Ground
19. J. B. Hogan, Last Contact
20. Danielle L. Parker, Death King

Serials
Short Stories
Flash Fiction
Poetry
Short Poetry
Essays
Memoirs