Highlighting Short Fiction: Some of the Best From Reactor, 2024 Edition

Today marks the release of the 2024 edition of Some of the Best From Reactor, a curated collection showcasing a selection of original stories from Reactor’s 2023 publication schedule.

Free Access to Exceptional Stories

Readers can enjoy these selected stories—and all other contributions on Reactor—at no cost. To facilitate your exploration, all stories from 2024 have been compiled into a single accessible post for your convenience.

Acknowledgments

This year’s anthology owes its success to the collective efforts of numerous talented individuals, including authors, editors, illustrators, art directors, and copy editors. Their commitment and passion have enriched Reactor’s short fiction program. Special thanks are also extended to the readers who support this literary journey. We look forward to continuing this creative endeavor in 2025!

Featured Stories in the 2024 Edition

Below is the comprehensive table of contents for Some of the Best From Reactor: 2024 Edition:

• “You Don’t Belong Where You Don’t Belong” by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
• “The Plasticity of Being” by Renan Bernardo
• “Ace Up Her Sleeve” by Genoveva Dimova
• “Have You Eaten?” by Sarah Gailey
• “Everybody Is in the Place” by Emma J. Gibbon
• “I’m Not Disappointed Just Mad AKA The Heaviest Couch in the Known Universe” by Daryl Gregory
• “A Well-Fed Companion” by Congyun “Mu Ming” Gu
• “The River Judge” by S.L. Huang
• “Parthenogenesis” by Stephen Graham Jones
• “In the Moon’s House” by Mary Robinette Kowal
• “Evan: A Remainder” by Jordan Kurella
• “The V*mpire” by P H Lee
• “Median” by Kelly Robson
• “The Gulmohar of Mehranpur” by Amal Singh
• “Also, the Cat” by Rachel Swirsky
• “Songs of the Snow Whale” by K.A. Teryna
• “Other Kelly” by Genevieve Valentine
• “I’ll Miss Myself” by John Wiswell
• “Before the Forest” by Kell Woods

Kindle Compatibility Note

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