The Sleeping Beauty by tianaluthien: Man, do I love stories that transform fairy tale tropes into entirely science fiction, and this does not disappoint! Here we have action, a touch of romance, and the best dang twist on the actual Sleeping Beauty ever! Short, and a very good read.
Broken Upon Sisyphus Rock by Ari Meermans: I always love seeing Victorian language done well! The words here give you a flavor of the times without ever getting bogged down in unnecessary periods or using unnecessarily flowery language. Here we have a neat little paranormal/ghost story. Immediately it hooks you with a Very Intriguing portrait of the Very Intriguing main character, before it dives into the dark heart of an old - SPOILER! In fact, the only thing wrong with this story is that I would have loved to see more of these characters and their adventures.
Read this story. You will never look at curricles the same again.
R.U.R.-8 by zanzjan: This was my gift, and I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for it to be guessed so I can talk about how awesome it is! My prompt only specified that it had to be about a character who was a robot/android/cyborg of any type, so as to leave wiggle room for varying styles and genres, but zanz couldn't have hit upon a more perfect combination if she'd sat down and ASKED me my taste. (And no, she didn't.)
It's doomy, with the sense of a crushed, small, machine-polished pocket of a society within a vast, scary, decaying world in the truest Asimovian sense, sad with reflections of humanity, yet has funny moments presented with the snickery-snark that only a perfectly logical robot can deliver. I love the mood, I love the setting, and I love how the seemingly small problems of the main characters and their understated actions reflect the huge, epic problems of humanity and the world at large. Yes, all the main characters are robots, and they're as logical, and mechanical as I could have wished. Don't think that makes them boring protagonists, though - their stories unfold like logical puzzles, and just like in Asimov's stories, sometimes they're more human than the humans. No spoilers, but I have to say I completely geeked out when I saw the title. The fact that this story is also a play, and given a certain plot detail, makes it a double awesome reference. If you don't get the reference, read the story, then google 'R.U.R.' [the play by Karel Capek]. I won't give away what it means.
This story/script is a must read, I repeat, MUST READ for anyone who even remotely calls themselves a fan of Isaac Asimov. Actually, read it anyway, because it's a great story!