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When the system’s outer colonists are subsumed by smartmetal gone rogue, Winnow finds herself aboard Earth’s makeshift defence fleet. But the Corpsehulk isn’t some simple flesh and chrome invader; it has a vision for humanity, perhaps one that Winnow shares.
Hannah finds her life thrown into chaos when she has to figure out how to care for her unexpected child: a blood squid.
Welcome to digital purgatory, where the lines between life, death, and what’s in-between blur.
A bartender educates a patron on why he should never, ever tell a woman to “just smile.”
Heloise’s mother has a secret locked away. When the strands holding that secret in place start to unravel, Heloise will do anything to stop her life from unraveling with it.
“Your bees are in my brain, and they sing when I am asleep.” A sad, beautiful story about medical mistreatment, cancer, death, and grief.