The Blighted Godling of Company Town H, by Beth Cato

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★★★★☆ Uplifting story in a cool setting.

(Future-Fantasy Steampunk) The godling of Town H sits in her office, depressed because with the bankruptcy of the company, her town is almost dead. But she has to rouse herself because something is attacking the town, and her people need her. (5,300 words; Time: 17m)

With Cardamom I'll Bind Their Lips, by Beth Cato

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(Fantasy) Vera gets a job helping a local woman seal the spirits of the dead so they can fade away in peace. (4,479 words; Time: 14m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Minor Hockey Gods Of Barstow Station, by Beth Cato

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(Sports SF) Gloria and her friends play one last game of hocky before they leave the alien space station they've been stuck on ever since their dreams of interstellar competition collapsed. (5,300 words; Time: 17m)

Rating: ★★★★★, Award-Worthy

Wings of Sorrow and Bone, by Beth Cato

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★★★☆☆ Average

(Steampunk) Rivka hates how Mr. Cody makes goblin cyborgs for fights in the arena, but what can a foreign teen-age girl in a strange city do to stop him? (28,000 words; Time: 1h:33m)

Recommended By: 🏆Nebula+2 (Q&A)

Although this novella takes place in the author's "Clockwork Dagger's" universe, it stands alone perfectly well.