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Reborn, Ken Liu. The Ken Liu story I've liked most, and Ken Liu has been showing up on ballots a fair bit, so odds don't seem bad that this might also. Novelette.
The End of the End of Everything, Dale Bailey. I've read a lot of end-of-the-world stories, original and in fandom, but I still find them compelling, I don't know. Novelette.
I'm intrigued by this illustration" and might consider Anna and Elena Balbusso for a Pro Artist nom. They also did the cover for Goblin Emperor, which I liked a lot.
The Litany of Earth, Ruthanna Emrys. An awesome Lovecraft story, surprisingly humanist.
Little Knife, Leigh Bardugo. Haha, I like this take on the "protagonist is aided by nature" fairy tale trope.
The Colonel, Peter Watts. Novelette. I *think* this probably reads okay as a standalone even if you haven't read Blindsight? But is in fact interstitial between that and the sequel which I haven't read yet because I need to reread Blindsight first. Even in this short piece there's stuff in here that just - wow, I never thought of that. Serious science fiction.
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Trade-Offs for the Overhaul of the Barricade, John Chu. Wow, this is so original and powerful. I might nominate it. Also, lovely illustration, Julie Dillon.
Sleeper, Jo Walton. Personality simulations and agendas.
Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land, Ruthanna Emrys. Judaism as secret country, portal fantasy as Judaism, I don't even know. Wow. Might nominate.
As Good As New, Charlie Jane Anders. Pretty much anything that makes me laugh out loud goes on this list. Also this is probably one of the only stories about The Theater that has ever worked for me. (Just like I have reliable interests, I have reliable disinterests.)
Midway Relics and Dying Breeds, Seanan McGuire. There are lots of things I didn't like about this story (I like circus stories even less than theater stories), but... *Indricotherium*. Sometimes the charisma of the megafauna cannot be denied.
Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch, Kelly Barnhill. Aw, sasquatch. A weird little story about religion and nature and love.
A Kiss With Teeth, Max Gladstone. Vampire-married-to-vampire hunter as a metaphor for modern marriage problems, felt very Incredibles only darker.
And one more rec... Chicken Little, Cory Doctorow. Not relevant to awards season. This is from years ago but I found myself thinking about it last spring, one hell of a story.
Reborn, Ken Liu. The Ken Liu story I've liked most, and Ken Liu has been showing up on ballots a fair bit, so odds don't seem bad that this might also. Novelette.
The End of the End of Everything, Dale Bailey. I've read a lot of end-of-the-world stories, original and in fandom, but I still find them compelling, I don't know. Novelette.
I'm intrigued by this illustration" and might consider Anna and Elena Balbusso for a Pro Artist nom. They also did the cover for Goblin Emperor, which I liked a lot.
The Litany of Earth, Ruthanna Emrys. An awesome Lovecraft story, surprisingly humanist.
Little Knife, Leigh Bardugo. Haha, I like this take on the "protagonist is aided by nature" fairy tale trope.
The Colonel, Peter Watts. Novelette. I *think* this probably reads okay as a standalone even if you haven't read Blindsight? But is in fact interstitial between that and the sequel which I haven't read yet because I need to reread Blindsight first. Even in this short piece there's stuff in here that just - wow, I never thought of that. Serious science fiction.
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Trade-Offs for the Overhaul of the Barricade, John Chu. Wow, this is so original and powerful. I might nominate it. Also, lovely illustration, Julie Dillon.
Sleeper, Jo Walton. Personality simulations and agendas.
Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land, Ruthanna Emrys. Judaism as secret country, portal fantasy as Judaism, I don't even know. Wow. Might nominate.
As Good As New, Charlie Jane Anders. Pretty much anything that makes me laugh out loud goes on this list. Also this is probably one of the only stories about The Theater that has ever worked for me. (Just like I have reliable interests, I have reliable disinterests.)
Midway Relics and Dying Breeds, Seanan McGuire. There are lots of things I didn't like about this story (I like circus stories even less than theater stories), but... *Indricotherium*. Sometimes the charisma of the megafauna cannot be denied.
Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch, Kelly Barnhill. Aw, sasquatch. A weird little story about religion and nature and love.
A Kiss With Teeth, Max Gladstone. Vampire-married-to-vampire hunter as a metaphor for modern marriage problems, felt very Incredibles only darker.
And one more rec... Chicken Little, Cory Doctorow. Not relevant to awards season. This is from years ago but I found myself thinking about it last spring, one hell of a story.
