Not This Tide, by Sheila Finch

[Asimov's]

★★☆☆☆

(Time Travel) As an old woman prepares to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, she reflects on what happened to her and her father in England during the last year of World War II. (29,534 words; Time: 1h:38m)

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Survivors, by Sheila Finch

[Asimov's]

★★★☆☆ Average

(SFF) A veteran from the Afghan war wrestles with PTSD and contemplates suicide when a visitor offers him a cure if he’ll follow him to a cemetery to do a bit of work for him. (3,763 words; Time: 12m)

Field Studies, by Sheila Finch

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(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

The Language of the Silent, by Juliette Wade and Sheila Finch

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(SF) En route to planet Enikiu, an accident ruptures Ifigenia's eardrums--a disaster for a translator. She can get them fixed on Earth, but first she explores Enikiu a little, with unexpected consequences. (9,727 words; Time: 32m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

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