Tumblebush, by Darby Harn

[Interzone]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(Climate Change) A hard-boiled private investigator hunts for a missing rich girl in the flooded ruins of Manhattan. (3,849 words; Time: 12m)

Princess Mine, by Darby Harn

[Strange Horizons]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(Uncanny Horror) The narrator writes a review of the third season of a TV show that never actually got made because the lead actress passed away before filming could start. (3,257 words; Time: 10m)