The Spindle of Necessity
ShortStory 6,142 words Recommended by 5 award/anthology sources
"Andrew was convinced the writer had been trans. By this point his friends were tired of hearing about it, but he had no one else to tell besides the internet, and he was too smart for that. That would be asking for it. Samantha Finnes was a minor historical novelist, unknown outside queer circles."
Quasar links out; the story lives on Strange Horizons, where the author gets the click.