The best short stories 2024: the O. Henry Prize winners

Roy / Emma Binder

The soccer balls of Mr Kurz / Michele Mari, translated from the Italian by Brian Robert Moore

Orphans / Brad Felver

The home visit / Morris Collins

The import / Jai Chakrabarti

Didi / Amber Caron

t Serranos /

Francisco Gonźalez

Hiding spot / Caroline Kim

Junior / Katherine D. Stutzman

My good friend / Juliana Leite, translated from the Portuguese by Zöe Perry

Rain / Colin Barrett

Marital problems / Robin Romm

The last grownup / Allegra Goodman

The honor of your presence / Dave Eggers

The paper artist / E. K. Ota

The room-service waiter / Tome Crewe

Seeing through maps / Madeline ffitch

The dark / Jess Walter

Mobilizaation / Allegra Hyde