The Story Behind the Cover of VICE Magazine's 11th Annual Fiction Issue
This year's cover pays homage to classic paperback fiction genres, from romance and sci-fi to horror and political thriller.
'Intimacy,' a Story by Joyce Carol Oates
A celebrated visiting writing professor regrets her decision to hold office hours after sunset when a male student—an outlier who writes graphically violent, autobiographical stories—comes in and demands more attention than she wants to give him.
'The Padded Attacker,' a Story by Alena Graedon
The man who plays rapist at a self-defense class is surprised when a woman who recently broke up with him shows up for a weekend workshop, among the women he must "assault."
An Excerpt from Jamie Quatro's Upcoming Novel, 'Fire Sermon'
A husband tries to draw a marriage from the doldrums by giving his wife a sex toy.
An Excerpt from Luke Kennard's Upcoming Novel, 'The Transition'
A young couple drowning in debt discovers a solution to their problems.
VICE Magazine's 11th Annual Fiction Issue Is Now Online
We have stories from Joyce Carol Oates, Tim Parks, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Shields, Alexia Arthurs, and many more.