One Time, a Reluctant Traveler
ShortStory 5,798 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
The narrator tries to find the path to the impossible ocean at the top of the mountain to dispose of the ashes of his/her parents, but there are obstacles in the way.
Content warnings 2
deathdeath-of-a-loved-one
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.