Short stories tagged with Hopeful Endings

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In a distant future on another planet, a middle-aged female cyborg finds herself at the end of a five-year long war. Amidst Earth's triumph, this soldier must confront the death of her long-missing husband and the toll of years of violence. With the help of a fellow survivor, the new widow and veteran begins to learn how to both honor and let go of the past. On the war-torn land of another planet, a female cyborg soldier finds herself at the end of five years of violence. Though Earth claims the victory, the new veteran cannot celebrate, confronted by the loss of her husband and her will to live. The widowed woman and a fellow survivor reckon with their uncertain futures and learn how to let go of the past.

After his wife dies from from giving birth to a pumpkin, a man struggles to understand his responsibilities as a father and give his son the best life he can.