This short story is short listed for Hugo Awards. For me this is the winner. The genre is hard to define, for me it is neither SF nor fantasy but weird. A great poignant story set in a strange universe, inhabitants of which are wind-up toys. The world-building is awesome for such a short story. ( )

2018 Hugo Awards Best Short Story Nominee

Lovely and a little sad. ( )

This is an interesting piece, set in a fairy-tale world where all the people are wind-up toys living in various parts of a house with a train running between them. It's sad, but sweet. Despite being a world of toys, the characters make very grown-up decisions and mistakes.
(Also, I appreciated the casual inclusion of gay dads.) ( )

A wind-up toy story. Unique setting, engaging characters, unsatisfying ending. ( )