One/Zero
Novelette 10,254 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
In the Third World, a teenage girl sees her whole family killed and flees with her brother. In Washington, an old woman gradually gives up on life. Somehow, their paths cross.
Content warnings 3
deathillness-and-pandemicwar
Quasar links out; the story lives on Tor.com, where the author gets the click.