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'God's Tea Party,' a new short story by César Aira
God throws Himself a fancy, apes-only birthday party in this wild, new short story from the Argentine master.
Read a Story from Alejandro Zambra's Collection, 'My Documents'
"The Most Chilean Man" is a story from Alejandro Zambra's new story collection, My Documents (McSweeney's), which comes out February 10.
The Origin of JANE, the Hollywood Cowboy
James Franco wrote us a short story inspired by his upcoming film with Gia Coppola that explores the genesis of JANE, the Hollywood Cowboy—a Ziggy Stardust–style rock 'n' roll Jesus who embodies the best and the worst of us.
Racist Assassinations and Flying Perverts: Drones in the 22nd Century
A special report for VICE from the year 2072.
The Power of the Past in Cormac McCarthy's 'Wake for Susan'
My adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s third novel, Child of God, is in theaters tomorrow, so I wrote about McCarthy's first published short story, “Wake for Susan,” to show that he has had a fascination with death since the beginning and is the...
Nighttime of the City - A Short Story by Robert Coover
Robert Coover's new novel, The Brunist Day of Wrath, is a sequel to his 1966 debut, The Origin of the Brunists. You may be wondering: Why did he wait so long to write a sequel? Is it possible to enjoy the new book without reading the...
He Was Lucky She Found Him
"Most of the time when I tried to kiss James he wouldn’t kiss me. I didn’t think it was because something was wrong with me. I didn’t think it was because he didn’t like me. He told me he liked to be withdrawn sometimes."
Some Nights We Tase Each Other
Adam Wilson is the author of the novel Flatscreen and the forthcoming collection of short stories What’s Important Is Feeling. His work has appeared in the Paris Review, Tin House, and The Best American Short Stories 201...
Answering Joyce Carol Oates with a Song
Singer-songwriter and novelist Ben Arthur has written an album of "answer songs," and one of them is based on “Forked River Roadside Shrine, South Jersey,” a Joyce Carol Oates story that appeared in our most recent fiction issue. Give it a listen.
The Minor Outsider
He was 29 and he liked to watch people shoot drugs into their arms on YouTube while he ate the Safeway version of Cheerios. He believed this had something to do with being afraid of, but interested in, death. He’d never done heroin. He was a coward.
Zanesville
Nathaniel Rich was inspired to write “Zanesville” after hearing the real-life tale of Terry Thompson, who killed himself a few years ago after releasing 56 tigers, bears, lions, wolves, leopards, and monkeys from the animal refuge he ran in Ohio. All...