Blue Morphos in the Garden, by Lis Mitchell

[Single]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(Magical Realism) Vivian loves Dash and loves their daughter, but actually marrying him means becoming part of his family, and in his family, when people die, they turn into things, and she doesn’t want to end up like that. (4,872 words; Time: 16m)