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I liked this a lot, good job really leaning into the robot logic. The one note I’d give is to trust your readers, there are a couple of places here where you probably didn’t need the explainer (most notably the” best human analogy…” part felt a bit jarring). It’s a good thing though, that means your writing is doing the heavy lifting without needing to explain!

One of my favorites from this jam, but then I’m always a sucker for deeply weird sci-fi passing in the night. Well told, and the mood really landed - great work!

Excellent command of prose in this one, the lyrical presentation really fits the mood of longing and remembrance in the story.

Cool story, feels like this story could be a chapter or two to start a larger tale (which I think most good short stories should). My only note is that the asteroids seem inconsistent in sizing - big enough to destroy a whole settlement but not create major ecological events feels like a mismatch, but I’m also not a meteor-impact-scientist so that may be on me!

Fun story, though a little dense with jargon and some tense changes that made for a bit of friction in reading. Love the concept though!