Ajé, by H. Pueyo

[Strange Horizons]

★★★☆☆

(Modern Fantasy) A teen boy accompanies his over-ethusiastic father on magical business, although it’s not entirely clear his dad ought to be doing this. (4,248 words; Time: 14m)

What the South Wind Whispers, by H. Pueyo

[Clarkesworld]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(SF Adventure) The narrator operates a shield station at the tip of South America that protects us from comets. He operates it alone, so it upsets his world when a woman arrives to share the station with him. (4,713 words; Time: 15m)