We Built This City
Novelette 8,510 words Recommended by 4 award/anthology sources
"Every sunset, Julia climbs the city her mother built. It feels enormous, on the outside. Inside, it’s cramped, a human anthill. It didn’t used to be, but Julia doesn’t remember what it felt like when there was room enough for everyone. In the locker room, Rafael’s elbow scissors into her personal space as Julia zips her coveralls."
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