Lacuna Heights, by Theodore McCombs

[F&SF]

★★★☆☆

(Legal SF) A lawyer defends the right of people to have memories they keep private from the government. (6,174 words; Time: 20m)

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Talk to Your Children about Two-Tongued Jeremy, by Theodore McCombs

[Lightspeed]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(AI) The two-tongued Jeremy app helps lots of kids with their schoolwork, but Jeremy thinks it’s asking too much of him, and he’s afraid to try to turn it off. (6,509 words; Time: 21m)

Ora et Labora, by Theodore McCombs

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(Post-Apocalypse) Obb is sure he’s not really “disordered,” but his family have sent him away to a monastery where the church forces people like him to learn math. (8,933 words; Time: 29m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average