Hugo Award Nominee for Best Short Story
“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim (3,190 words or 13 minutes to read), published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #209, February 2024.
This story addresses more deeply the issues only hinted at in the original story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin.
My choice for Best Short Story, if I had a vote, would be “Stitched to Skin Like Family Is” by Nghi Vo. It is a kick ass story with action and emotion that goes deep, punching you right in the gut. Amazing!
