There's a very nice short story by Brandon on the Tor website - Edit 1
Before modification by AgentOrange at 01/09/2009 12:27:41 PM
It's called Firstborn. I found myself liking the action and characters very quite a bit, which isn't easy for 28 pages.
You can also get it as an audiobooklet which Brandon narrates himself
You can also get it as an audiobooklet which Brandon narrates himself