What’s in Issue 355

Novel	George Pike blows up a statue to prove he’s from outer space. That’s good enough for the Prime Minister, but something more drastic will be needed to persuade other heads of government: Gabriel S. Timar, The Hades Connection Chapter 19, part 1; part 2
Novella	Fred Looseman just wants to get away from it all and have a good time, but he comes to grips with very powerful supernatural forces that will have their way with him. Such is the unique origin of the superhero: Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman : First Episode with Figs and Riesling part 11: The Sleeping Beauty, part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4 — La Belle endormie
Short Stories	New contributor Terry W. Ervin II has a scholar use a crude manuscript forgery to teach a student a lesson about history — a lesson the teacher, himself, would do well to heed: Fictional History, part 1; conclusion. Message, message, who’s got the message? Bertil Falk, A Temporal Feedback. New contributor Steven Hemming explains the origin of an accidental future dystopia: A Cry in the Crowd, part 1; part 2; conclusion. Do you want to plan an evening of civic fun? Just get this group together to organize it. But don’t hold your breath: Oonah V. Joslin, Com’all Ye, part 1; conclusion. The exit sign means everything you think it does; the important thing is how you feel about it: Mel Waldman, The Last Exit.
Flash Fiction	New contributor Liz Haigh introduces a not entirely coolly analytical machine: Analysis Complete. New contributor Janet A. Weinberg will have you swear off hamburgers: Before the Great Change.
Poetry	Marina J. Neary, Shirt of Iron John Stocks, Summer
Short Poetry	Crystalwizard, Forest Dweller Becky Franklin, A Wish for the Night

Departments

Welcome	*Bewildering Stories* welcomes Terry W. Ervin II, Liz Haigh, and Janet Amalia Weinberg.
The Critics’ Corner	Don Webb Summer’s End Who’s Your Audience?
Challenge	Challenge 354 Response: D. A. Madigan on “A Dish Best Served Cold” Challenge 355: I Remember It Well Challenge 355 Response: Bertil Falk on “A Temporal Feedback”
The Reading Room	Danielle L. Parker reviews Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas
The Art Gallery	A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Earth Observatory Picture of the Day

Randomly selected Bewildering motto:

Randomly selected classic rejection notice:

Bewildering Stories’ official mottoes:

“Poems are not made with ideas; they are made with words.” — Stéphane Mallarmé
Ars longa, vita brevis. Rough translation: “Proofreading never ends.”

To Bewildering Stories’ schedule: In Times to Come

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