Reflection's Edge

Crossing the Blood-Brain Barrier by Peter Andrews (science fiction)
Michaela is dying, her body and mind rotting away in a coma - she has been for years. But after some experimental Worm treatments and then the appearance of her ex-husband, the famous (and the useless) Buzz, she suddenly, briefly, wakes. In the days that follow, her desperate father begins to investigate this brief flicker of life, from tattoo parlors to mad scientists, hoping to find what it is that woke her before she completely fades away...

Spruscia's Baby by Chris Ward (fantasy)
       It's turning out to be a heck of a day, though whether the dragons or the rumor of her friend Spruscia giving birth to a goblin is stranger, Amber just can't decide. In the hopes that the latter is only gossip, she heads out to pay her friend a very cautious visit.

How Do You Say No to a Dying Boy? by Joshua Allen (horror)
       Inver and his son, John, love to hunt together; Inver loves to do anything, really, with him. But John's progressing weakness is beginning to tell; and Inver knows that action must be taken soon, however hideous.

In the Twilight Times by J.J. Fellows (fantasy)
       They are afraid of people like her - the witches who speak to the dead, who understand how to manipulate their souls. Myrana Mata understands that, however painful her isolation may be. But what she cannot understand is why they bring to her a child dying under the weight of a dead soul too strong for her, given to her in violation of every rule Myrana Mata knows. Despite their arrogance, she can only attempt to save the child's life in the heart of winter - and find a way to expel the dead from the living.

The Soul of Sorcery by Alex F. Fayle (fantasy)
       Someone is trying to kill Perla. Again. Only this time the motivation - and the murderer - seem rather hard to find: no child is dead through her own fault, and the magic itself is incredibly clumsy despite its clearly having been formed by a sorcerer. Who could be so angry - or so sloppy? As the brutal murders begin to spread through their small magic community, Perla is preparing - and ready to kill.