The Incorruptible World
Novelette 10,646 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"That first autumn it felt as if the whole world had been made for them—which, of course, it had. They walked down the avenue of oaks that reached above their heads like Gothic arches, red leaves drifting lazily down to collect at their feet. Ashwin was pleased as anything and couldn’t say enough about the designers..."
Content warnings 3
deathdeath-of-a-loved-onesuicide
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