“Quandary Aminu vs The Butterfly Man “ by Rich Larson is a really excellent cyberpunk story from a Best Of 2024 that I just read this weekend. Quite bleak, but also quite fun in a way that reminds me of Molly Millions from @GreatDismal .
And @editengine on the WGB Slack found a free story link, so I'm sharing it here.
https://reactormag.com/quandary-aminu-vs-the-butterfly-rich-larson-man/
Reactor · Quandary Aminu vs The Butterfly Man - ReactorWhen an illicit trade deal goes wrong and Quandary is blamed for it, she goes on the run to avoid the crosshairs of a bioengineered killer that only lives for 24 hours. If Q can evade it for that long, she just might survive.