The Sycamore and the Sybil, by Alix E. Harrow

[Uncanny]

★★☆☆☆

(Fantasy) Long ago, Sylvie turned herself into a tree to avoid rape, but she wonders if there might not be a better way. (4,515 words; Time: 15m)

Do Not Look Back, My Lion, by Alix E. Harrow

[BCS]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(High Fantasy) In an empire obsessed with war, a healer married to a warrior seeks to escape the endless fighting, killing, and dying. (6,021 words; Time: 20m)

A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies, by Alix E. Harrow

[Apex]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(Modern Fantasy) The narrator is a witch who works in a public library somewhere in the rural American South. Her job is to get patrons the books they need, but a lonely teenage boy poses a challenge. (4,900 words; Time: 16m)

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The Autobiography of a Traitor and a Half-Savage, by Alix E. Harrow

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(Alternate History Fantasy) Oona works for The Company making the land across the Mississippi stand still so they can survey and tame it. (8,772 words; Time: 29m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average