My voting order for these:
I won't rank The Space-Time Painter, by Hai Ya, because it's not available in any language I understand.
- We Built This City, Marie Vibbert. The value of important but menial work; join a union!
- If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You, John Chu. A cute story, addressing some serious issues (race & racialised policing; coming out; the media).
- A Dream of Electric Mothers, Wole Talabi. What would well-meaning advice be like if it came from all your ancestors?
- The Difference Between Love and Time, Catherynne M. Valente. A lovely story, some witty moments, but I wasn't quite convinced.
- Murder By Pixel: Crime and Responsibility in the Digital Darkness, S.L. Huang. A fair enough take on the ethics of "AI" systems, but I don't think the fictional parts added much to this.
I won't rank The Space-Time Painter, by Hai Ya, because it's not available in any language I understand.