A Theory of Missing Affections
ShortStory 5,980 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"A syringe with a magnetite needle that would frighten even the boldest of souls. A torture device. But for my sister Kata, it would be a piece of the divine that shouldn’t be on the Aldarish Society Museum for Byrnyan Culture. That pretty much sums up how we stand to each other."
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.