Gray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts
ShortStory 5,334 words Recommended by 5 award/anthology sources
"A girl has lost her soul down deep in the City. It wandered away while she chipped out another grave in the catacomb brickyards. She set down her pickax, wiped grit from her cheek, and noticed how empty her body was. Looked down at her wrist and found it blank."
Content warnings 2
self-harmviolence
Quasar links out; the story lives on Apex, where the author gets the click.