Short Reviews: Gene Wolfe

"The Waif" [permanent link]. This story concerns a young boy who appears to have picked up a mysterious friend. Set in a future where civilization has collapsed but its revival has been interrupted by the arrival of 'Flying People', it looks at the relationship between the boy, his friend, his mother and the society they are in which is hostile to the Flying People and punish people who are believe to interact with them.
Found in Jan 2002 Fantasy & Science Fiction