Neptune's Trident
Novelette 14,011 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
The world is gradually being destroyed by what seems like an alien plague that attacks people and software alike. Caitlin lives in a seaside Scottish town, nursing her dying lover.
Content warnings 2
death-of-a-loved-oneviolence
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.