baleen, baleen, by Alexandra Renwick

[Interzone]

★★★★☆ Inexorably Chilling

(Horror) Zeke and his friends at the half-way house try to use near-death experiments to change the past. (3,785 words; Time: 12m)

Because Reasons, by Alexandra Renwick

[Asimov's]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(SF) The teenage narrator sends a message to their former best friend, currently en route to Mars with their parents, offering fashion advice and reminiscing about old times. (2,214 words; Time: 07m)