Readers’ Picks: The Best Narratively Stories of 2025
From an essay about finding peace after conversing with a ghost (who happens to be your BFF), to a reported piece on a male sex worker upending your expectations, here are your faves from the year.
It’s hard to pick favorites — of anything really, let alone stories you’ve had some kind of hand in, because each one becomes a part of you in some way as you work on it. When I tried to make a list of my favorite Narratively pieces from the year, I realized I had just made a list of everything we published! So, as to not share every.single.story. we’ve worked on in the last 12 months here, we’ve looked to you, dear reader, to see which ones you liked the most. Below, please find the top 11 stories we published this year based on which you gave the most love — replete with our fave reader comment from each. Don’t see your top pick here? Let us know in the comments which piece of ours resonated for you the most…