(Mainstream) A homeless woman fends off unwelcome help from a stranger, even though she seems to be deathly ill. (3,436 words; Time: 11m)
Rating: Not Rated No Speculative Element
"Field Studies," by Sheila Finch [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 07-08|17, published on June 15, 2017 by Penny Publications.
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There is no speculative content to this story whatsoever.
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I thought there was a very slight hint that the young man in the story was something other than an ordinary human being. That qualified it as borderline speculative fiction for me, and I gave it a recommendation in my review for Tangent. Just a matter of opinion, of course.
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