Something Crossing Over, Something Coming Back
Novelette 8,260 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Even though the armistice has held for nearly a year now, I know it could shatter at any moment, trapping me here behind enemy lines. The war raged for nearly fifty years—the simple inertia of violence dictates a renewal of hostilities sooner or later. Ingritte didn’t want me to come, and I understand her worry, but I had to."
Content warnings 2
violencewar
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.