(Horror) Dick likes to visit the supermarket and chat with the ghosts who hang out there, but lately Satan keeps barging in and ruining it for him. (3,368 words; Time: 11m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Disturbance In the Produce Aisle," by Kit Reed [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 09-10|17, published on August 17, 2017 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: He faces down the devil and prevails, although he pays a price—confinement to an institution.
Con: If we assume the narrator is schizophrenic, then there is no speculative element to the story at all.
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Con: If we assume the narrator is schizophrenic, then there is no speculative element to the story at all.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09-10|17)
Kit Reed Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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