Spirit Level, by John Kessel

[F&SF]

★★★☆☆

(Horror) In the middle of the night, the ghost of Michael’s ex-wife confronts him in his parents’ old house—which is weird because she isn’t even dead yet. (9,747 words; Time: 32m)

Recommended By: 👍RHorton.r+1 (Q&A)

Fix That House!, by John Kessel

[Interzone]

★★☆☆☆

(SFF) In which a man describes how he and his wife worked to fix up a beautiful old 1840s house. (1,423 words; Time: 04m)

The Mark of Cain, by John Kessel

[F&SF]

Not Rated No Speculative Element

(Mainstream Metafiction) A character from the 1980s muses about his life and times and the challenges of being a writer (5,935 words; Time: 19m)

Consolation, by John Kessel

Twelve Tomorrows, 2015; ~7,600 words
Rating:  2, Not recommended  Recommended By:    SFEP

At the end of the 21st century, when climate change has shattered the US and much of the north has joined Canada, three people are affected by what appears to be a terrorist attack.

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Not really a story. Just a sequence of events that happen to people. The immortal is introduced for no apparent reason, the attack has no result, etc.