An Indian Love Call, by Joseph Bruchac

[F&SF]

★★★☆☆

(Modern Fantasy Adventure; Billy and Arlin) Long-suffering Billy finds that his talented but impractical friend Arlin has managed to mix pheromones to attract something like a sasquatch to the reservation. (5,785 words; Time: 19m)

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Although this is one of a series of “Billy and Arlin” stories, it’s completely self-contained.

The Next to the Last of the Mohegans, by Joseph Bruchac

[F&SF]

★★★☆☆

(Modern Fantasy; Billy and Arlin) Billy’s best friend Arlin is incredibly brilliant and incredibly foolish, so when he calls for help, Billy hurries over like it’s the end of the world. It just might be. (4,516 words; Time: 15m)

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