A selection of the best short stories of the year, selected from the thousands published in literary magazine, literary journals, and on literary websites.

Eight years have passed since Andrea "Andy" Sachs quit the job "a million girls would die for" working for Miranda Priestly at Runway magazine. Now Andy's on top of the world: she's running The Plunge, her wildly successful bridal magazine, and getting married to the love of her life and scion of a storied media family. Yet, still haunted by the specter of her former boss, Andy can hardly anticipate the horrifying reality that's approaching.