Bewildering Stories welcomes...

Kenneth W. Harmon

Kenneth lives with his family in Fort Collins, Colorado. In the past year alone, his short stories have appeared in more than a dozen publications. And he has a non-fiction book forthcoming in print next year.

“Mr. Howard Retires” introduces Mr. Howard, an old but not elderly man who lives in the country and retains an insatiable appetite — no, make than an unslakable thirst — for young ladies.

The story is really a wry joke about backwoods naivety: we readers can guess very early on what Mr. Howard is and what is going to happen. But nobody in the story has a clue. Even the comely sheriff who invites Mr. Howard to come to headquarters for a nice chat about serial killings doesn’t bring a deputy, let alone a SWAT team. Instead, she stays for dinner. Or as dinner. With Mr. Howard as a new neighbor, country life just isn’t what it used to be.

Kenneth W. Harmon’s bio sketch can be found here.

Welcome to Bewildering Stories, Kenneth. We hope to hear from you again soon and often!