A year of growth and expansion

River Styx has had a good year. In 2024, our social media following grew by 25-200%, depending on the platform; our email newsletter subscriptions spiked 400%; and our our website traffic increased a staggering 1,040%. We attribute these gains in the digital space to two factors: the tremendous talent we’re publishing, and our commitment to providing all of our online content free of charge.

Of all the new writing and art we published in 2024, these pieces were the most popular, generating between them 45% of our total site traffic.

Think of this list as our readers’ River Styx “Wrapped.” Enjoy!

by Grace Talusan

by Sarah Viren

by Mark Mayer

by Maya Jewell Zeller

by Molly Boyle

by Charles Israel, Jr.

by Zach Isom

by Zach Isom

by Abby Manzella