La Bête, by Leah Bobet

[Strange Horizons]

★★★☆☆

(Historical Fantasy) In post-World War II France, the young narrator acquires an old château, but she discovers the roses are going to present a difficult problem. (4,725 words; Time: 15m)

Mountaineering, by Leah Bobet

[Strange Horizons]

★★★★☆ A Chilling Testimony to Grief

(Allegory) Eli follows his dead brother up a mountain into the bitter cold. (2,484 words; Time: 08m)