Top Ten Most Common Short Story Names

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Neil Clarke (Editor: Clarkesworld Magazine, Forever Magazine, The Best Science Fiction of the Year)


I just noticed that we crossed the 50,000 point in our submissions system sometime in the last month. I thought it might be fun to do a quick analysis of the most popular story titles in that pile. Here's the results:

1st Place – 18
Dust

2nd Place – 16
The Gift,
Home,
Hunger,
Homecoming

3rd Place – 15
The Box

4th Place – 14
Monsters

5th Place – 13
Lost and Found

6th Place – 12
Sacrifice,
The Hunt,
Flight

7th Place – 11
Heartless,
The End,
Alone,
Legacy,
Adrift

8th Place – 10
Red,
Reflections,
The Visit,
Broken

9th Place – 9

The Other Side,
Rebirth,
Voices,
Genesis,
Awakening,
The Collector,
Disconnected,
The Wall,
The Prisoner,
Deus Ex Machina,
Hero,
Skin Deep,
Memories,
Skin

10th Place – 8
The Machine,
The Tower,
Coming Home,
Rain,
Going Home,
The Dark,
Inheritance,
The Door,
The Choice,
Happiness,
Perchance to Dream,
Last Call,
The Fall,
Night Terrors