6. The Supersonic Phallus by Steven Key Meyers (The Smash-and-Grab Press) - as mysterious lights float in the sky above Colorado in 1947, junior reporters Sam and Dean chase both hoaxes and the genuinely inexplicable, embarking on a clandestine relationship. books.apple.com/us/book/the-...
Despite the silly title and romantasy premise, this is a thoughtful, melancholy story. It finds parallels between the pursuit of the truth of UFOs and the truth of one's self, and is clear-eyed about the sometimes insurmountable challenges of living openly as a gay man in 1940s small town America.
I'll have some more novella recommendations later in the year, but in the meantime, feel free to add yours to the thread, and remember that Tor - excellent publisher though they are - are not the only game in town.
I really enjoyed No Such Thing as Duty by Lara Elena Donnelly (Neon Hemlock) - Somerset Maugham alt-history with vampires, but mainly a lot of melancholy and musing about the nature of duty in a really good way.
Yeah, that's on my radar specifically because of your recommendation.