{"id":820210,"date":"2025-11-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reactormag.com\/?p=820210"},"modified":"2025-11-10T11:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:08:56","slug":"the-belle-of-the-ball-stephen-graham-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reactormag.com\/the-belle-of-the-ball-stephen-graham-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"The Belle of the Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Belle of the Ball<\/h2>\n
In a future where people can travel back in time and do anything they want without consequences, one disgruntled young man decides to visit his parents two years earlier.<\/div>\n
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Illustrated by Leonardo Santamaria<\/p>\n

Edited by Ellen Datlow<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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By Stephen Graham Jones<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Published on November 12, 2025\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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