Buttercream and Broken Wings, by Aimee Ogden

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★★★☆☆

(Dark Fantasy) Fairies depend on humans to leave gifts of food, but when the old widow Willowbright had depended on dies, she struggles desperately to find someone else to provide for her. (5,857 words; Time: 19m)

To Persist, However Changed, by Aimee Ogden

[Analog]

★★☆☆☆

(AI SF) A partly organic AI on a moon attempts to return to the planet it came from. (821 words; Time: 02m)

Never a Butterfly, Nor a Moth With Moon-Painted Wings, by Aimee Ogden

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★★★☆☆

(Fantasy) After war destroys their homeland, the Butterfly People come to Ksmal as refugees. They’re welcome, but only if they assimilate, and not everyone is happy with that. (6,301 words; Time: 21m)

The Quarantine Nursery, by Aimee Ogden

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★★★★☆ Heartbreaking

(Dystopia) In a future ravaged by disease, parents who can afford it raise their children in isolation chambers, which makes it tough to be a mom. (5,145 words; Time: 17m)

A Song for the Leadwood Tree, by Aimee Ogden

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★★★☆☆

(High Fantasy) On her last day as Queen, Nehan leads her troops into battle, pitting spears, swords, and shields against guns. (4,775 words; Time: 15m)

Blood, Bone, Seed, Spark, by Aimee Ogden

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★★★★★ Shattering

(High Fantasy Horror) Anell takes a job with a great house researching immortality, but she secretly works on her own research involving reproduction. (9,732 words; Time: 32m)

This story is not for the faint of heart.

Lulu's Friends, by Aimee Ogden

[Analog]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(Animal SF) Lulu enjoys playing with human children, and she signs very well for an orangutan, but today her keeper has a very difficult question for her (1,292 words; Time: 04m)

As I Fall Asleep, by Aimee Ogden

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(Superhero) Cerebrelle wakes up in her enemy’s lair, betrayed by her sidekick perhaps; if only she could remember. (3,001 words; Time: 10m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Elena's Angel, by Aimee Ogden

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(Modern Fantasy) Thanks to divine inspiration, Elena creates paintings beyond anything normal mortals can do, but her gift comes with a price, and she’s come to see it as a curse, not a blessing. (4,400 words; Time: 14m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention