* Michael Bishop's "The Pile" (short story, non-genre)

Generally readable description of the life in not well off housing society. Title refers to a location on society premises where households can dump junk that may be useful for someone else - like a TV set that doesn't work. This location serves as a kind of place to socialize.

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First published: Subterranean magazine, Winter 2008.
Rating: B
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