Short Reviews: Esther M. Friesner

"Men in the Rain" [permanent link]. An interesting tale about a old man who can see ghosts, especially of his old Vietnam veteran friend. Things take a dramatic turn when he ends up in the middle of a confrontation between his caregiver and her abusive boyfriend and learns how the dead can influence the living.
Found in Jan 2002 Asimov's Science Fiction
"Just Another Cowboy" [permanent link]. A interesting and humorous story set on a farm in Texas that has just got a new owner. The farmhands are nervous over what she would do, especially one farmhand who has an unusual secret to hide from the outside world.
Found in Apr 2002 Fantasy & Science Fiction