Short Stories
Read This Story by Clarice Lispector: 'Report on the Thing'
A new translation of the legendary Brazilian writer's meditation on the nature of time, the universe, Sweden, Pelé, and one electronic alarm clock that is so many things.
We Ate a Shit-Ton of Hummus with Israeli Short-Story Writer Etgar Keret
Israel's greatest vegetarian short-story writer was in New York City—and he was hungry.
The Counselor
Will the future of healthcare bring artificial intelligence that convinces you it's time to die?
VICE Exclusive: John Keene's 'Huck Finn'–Inspired Short Story, 'Rivers'
Find out what Jim's been up to in this speculative short story inspired by Mark Twain's classic American novel.
The Goons and Gloom of Colin Barrett's Small-Town Ireland
We had pints with the debut author to discuss his celebrated new book of stories, 'Young Skins.'
I'm Short, Not Stupid: 'Person to Person'
The film tells a simple story about a girl who passed out in a guy's apartment after a party and refused to leave the next morning. It's one of the best shorts of the year, filled with subtlety and humor.
A Written Museum of Murder, Suicide, and Revelation in Baltimore
John Dermot Woods's new book, The Baltimore Atrocities, sculpts hundreds of sad, haunting miniature stories into a sort of Ripley's Believe-It-or-Not museum of horrors.
Why We Terraformed a New Home for Future Fiction
Why Motherboard just started publishing the best science fiction on the internet.
How to Submit Your Stories to Terraform
Now that we've terraformed a new home for future fiction, we need you to help us populate it.
French Girls - New Fiction by Amie Barrodale
New fiction by Amie Barrodale about runaways, crooks, liars, and other people in varying degrees of trouble.
David Gordon on Desperate Characters, Online Sex Chats, and His Sickly Childhood
I interviewed the writer about his new collection, White Tiger on Snow Mountain, and all sorts of other things.