Rating: 3, Good, ordinary, story Recommended By: SFRevu:4
When the Navy reports Jessie's father is missing-in-action, life at school becomes very strange. Surreal.
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Pro: A clear allegory of how not knowing if a person is dead or alive prevents you from ever finding closure.
Con: This barely qualifies as having any speculative element. There is no actual "what if" here.
Con: This barely qualifies as having any speculative element. There is no actual "what if" here.
Not sure what’s going on here… Story is not too bad but I too felt that it doesn’t exactly fit for Asimov magazine and doesn’t feel like science fiction. Nowadays this story will be great on Uncanny.
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