I suspect this might be a short list. Or maybe it’s that my memory is in shambles. Looking over what I read this year…

Books

Leech by Hiron Ennes was a fun, gothic, post-apocalyptic sci fi. The supporting characters were top notch.

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo made me fall in love with Alex Stern. It’s a darn shame I didn’t like the sequel.

You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White. RESPECT THE CONTENT WARNINGS.

There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm. <3 Marie Quinn.

Short stories

“The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For” by Cameron Reed

“Sister, Come to Me” by Shaenon K. Garrity

“The Nölmyna” by David Erik Nelson

“The Sack of Burley Cottage” by Rich Larson

“Before the Forest” by Kell Woods

“The Husband Stitch” by Carmen Maria Machado

“The Alchemists” by Daniel Bensen

“The Name Ziya” by Wen-Yi Lee

“Squid Teeth” by Sarah Langan

“Oops! All Swords” by Jessie Roy

“In Connorville” by Kathleen Jennings

“Bone” by Karl Gallagher

“Never Eaten Vegetables” by H. H. Pak

“Your Dasher Has Accidentally Awakened the Crawling Chaos by Gazing into the Loathsome Geometry of the Taco Pup Mega-Muncher Meal Box” by David Anaxagoras

Comics

Opportunities by Sincerely Delgeder and Katie Delgelder

Children of Orbit by Na Yoonhee and GooKim

Oh yeah, look at that. Okay, there was a LOT I enjoyed this year. Trash memory confirmed. I think my insomnia medication is poking holes in my brain. Dunno what to do about that; sleep deprivation also isn’t great for mental acuity.