"57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides" is a 2013 horror short story by Sam J. Miller.
Jared is a teenage boy who lists the reasons why he mind-controlled a group of bullies into committing mass suicide.
After discovering that he has the ability to make other living creatures mimic his own actions, Jared revealed his power to his best friend, Anchal.
"57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides" won the 2013 Shirley Jackson Award.
[1] Tangent Online praised the story, and considered it to be "steeped in unmet yearnings and thwarted rage".