Clay
ShortStory 6,020 words Recommended by 4 award/anthology sources
"Modern bodies are made in large quantities. Factories line the edge of the Fissure Basin. Workers scoop sand and mud into large churning vats, feeding extruders that empty into molds in the standard shapes. Factory supervisors smooth out imperfections and align the bodies in the kilns. In optimal circumstances, one in twenty bodies come out of the kiln alive."
Content warnings 1
death-of-a-loved-one
Quasar links out; the story lives on BCS, where the author gets the click.