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“Mother of Men”
Fiction

“Mother of Men”

I saw someone coming toward me through the twilight on the road ahead, a skinny man in a glowing white shirt, and dread rushed into me.
“Outcomes”
Fiction

“Outcomes”

“Outcomes”
He realizes that she has known, maybe for a while, that at some point this would come up—this question, and then, right behind it, the obvious answer.
“Final Boy”
Fiction

“Final Boy”

“Final Boy”
“Oh, you write fan fiction,” she said. “We all write fan fiction,” I told her. “Some of us are just more honest about it.”
“Intimacy”
Fiction

“Intimacy”

“Intimacy”
Not long before my lunch with the author, an editor had told me in passing that she was bored of books about motherhood.
“Coconut Flan”
Fiction

“Coconut Flan”

“Coconut Flan”
Wherever Daria went, all over the world, strangers stopped her on the street for directions, as if she were such a neutral presence that she belonged almost anywhere.

Flash Fiction

A series of very short stories. Read them all »

“Ritu”
Flash Fiction

“Ritu”

“Ritu”
Everyone was looking at us as though they all knew that Ritu had done the work and I had tried to mooch off her.
“Missing Sheep”
Flash Fiction

“Missing Sheep”

“Missing Sheep”
We all play a bit of a game when in love, don’t we?
“An Open Heart”
Flash Fiction

“An Open Heart”

“An Open Heart”
Arman scoffed at the idea of a life beyond death, and Dad pointed out the irony of a ghost denying the afterlife.
“Thirty-Three”
Flash Fiction

“Thirty-Three”

“Thirty-Three”
Could be half my life, I said, could be all of it. Could be a third, Gabby said.

This Week in Fiction

New Yorker fiction writers discuss their stories from the magazine.

Lauren Groff on American Masculinity
This Week in Fiction

Lauren Groff on American Masculinity

Lauren Groff on American Masculinity
The author discusses her story “Mother of Men.”
Nathan Blum on Education, Inside and Outside the Classroom
This Week in Fiction

Nathan Blum on Education, Inside and Outside the Classroom

Nathan Blum on Education, Inside and Outside the Classroom
The author discusses his story “Outcomes.”
Sam Lipsyte on Fan Fiction and Authenticity
This Week in Fiction

Sam Lipsyte on Fan Fiction and Authenticity

Sam Lipsyte on Fan Fiction and Authenticity
The author discusses his story “Final Boy.”
Ayşegül Savaş on the Space Between Imagination and Reality
This Week in Fiction

Ayşegül Savaş on the Space Between Imagination and Reality

Ayşegül Savaş on the Space Between Imagination and Reality
The author discusses her story, “Intimacy.”

The Writer’s Voice

Writers read their stories from the magazine.

Lauren Groff Reads “Mother of Men”
The Writer’s Voice

Lauren Groff Reads “Mother of Men”

Lauren Groff Reads “Mother of Men”
The author reads her story from the November 10, 2025, issue of the magazine.
Nathan Blum Reads “Outcomes”
The Writer’s Voice

Nathan Blum Reads “Outcomes”

Nathan Blum Reads “Outcomes”
The author reads his story from the November 3, 2025, issue of the magazine.
Sam Lipsyte Reads “Final Boy”
The Writer’s Voice

Sam Lipsyte Reads “Final Boy”

Sam Lipsyte Reads “Final Boy”
The author reads his story from the October 27, 2025, issue of the magazine.
Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Intimacy”
The Writer’s Voice

Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Intimacy”

Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Intimacy”
The author reads her story from the October 20, 2025, issue of the magazine.

The Fiction Podcast

A monthly reading and conversation with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.

Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace
Fiction Podcast

Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace

Adam Levin Reads David Foster Wallace
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Backbone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2011.
Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich
Fiction Podcast

Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich

Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Stone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2019.
Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson
Fiction Podcast

Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson

Victor Lodato Reads Denis Johnson
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2014.
Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick
Fiction Podcast

Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick

Lauren Groff Reads Elizabeth Hardwick
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Faithful,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1979.

The New Yorker Novella

Long-form fiction. Read them all »

“Server”
Novellas

“Server”

“Server”
It was empty when I logged in. I’d been off it since Vic died, four years ago.
“The Bicycle Accident”
Novellas

“The Bicycle Accident”

“The Bicycle Accident”
“Of course, Arlette understood, this was not a tragedy. Tragedy would be a broken neck or spine. Paralysis for life. A coma.”
“Muscle”
Novellas

“Muscle”

“Muscle”
“It’s time to turn up the heat a little bit more. My boys are getting bored, and that’s not good for their appetite or their temper.”
“What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf?”
Novellas

“What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf?”

“What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf?”
“He got out of the car, closing his door quietly, and crept through the woods toward the brick house.”

Poetry

“The World Was All Before Them”
Poems

“The World Was All Before Them”

“The World Was All Before Them”
“I wasn’t fooled by these walls of my body / but loved them touched.”
“On Being Watched from Above”
Poems

“On Being Watched from Above”

“On Being Watched from Above”
“They see everything not only from the air but from the side and rear. / To help you stay invisible these tips have been compiled.”
“The Fifties”
Poems

“The Fifties”

“The Fifties”
“The TV was a box of shadows / In the living room.”
“Sorry for Existing”
Poems

“Sorry for Existing”

“Sorry for Existing”
“An egg must crack, is the secret. / Must be always in the process of cracking: / Producing feathers, newness, wings.”

The Poetry Podcast

Readings and conversations with The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Kevin Young.

Henri Cole Reads Louise Glück
Poetry Podcast

Henri Cole Reads Louise Glück

Henri Cole Reads Louise Glück
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Vita Nova” by Louise Glück, and his own poem “Figs.”
Bruce Smith Reads Mary Ruefle
Poetry Podcast

Bruce Smith Reads Mary Ruefle

Bruce Smith Reads Mary Ruefle
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Open Letter to My Ancestors” by Mary Ruefle, and his own poem “The Game.”
Garrett Hongo Reads Charles Wright
Poetry Podcast

Garrett Hongo Reads Charles Wright

Garrett Hongo Reads Charles Wright
The poet joins Kevin Young to read “T’ang Notebook,” by Charles Wright, and his own poem “On Emptiness.”
Sasha Debevec-McKenney Reads Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Poetry Podcast

Sasha Debevec-McKenney Reads Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Sasha Debevec-McKenney Reads Gabrielle Calvocoressi
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Hammond B3 Organ Cistern,” by Gabrielle Calvocoressi, and her own poem “Kaepernick.”

More Fiction & Poetry

“Last Time”
Poems

“Last Time”

“Last Time”
“The festival of eariwigs dispersed as I dragged / the blue tarp off the logs left to season now / for going on a couple of years it must be.”
“For the Birds”
Poems

“For the Birds”

“For the Birds”
“Cardinal Rule No. 1: Duck / if necessary.”
“Library of Congress”
Poems

“Library of Congress”

“Library of Congress”
“Here’s a book / on neutrinos captured in Antarctica, / here’s another on solar flares.”
“I Consider Myself”
Poems

“I Consider Myself”

“I Consider Myself”
“When Soto went crosstown I couldn’t / believe it, the traitor, the bat in front of / that sculpture Judge.”
“Shapeshifter”
Poems

“Shapeshifter”

“Shapeshifter”
“The white deer appeared on the road to his sister / As she returned from looking for him.”
“Bird Song”
Poems

“Bird Song”

“Bird Song”
“A bird sings and I don’t know its name.”
Catherine Lacey Reads “Coconut Flan”
The Writer’s Voice

Catherine Lacey Reads “Coconut Flan”

Catherine Lacey Reads “Coconut Flan”
The author reads her story from the October 13, 2025, issue of the magazine.
From “Handkerchief”
Poems

From “Handkerchief”

From “Handkerchief”
“Is there anything / lovelier?”
“New Here”
Poems

“New Here”

“New Here”
“A human being has no purpose / thus everything one does / is metaphor, I guess.”
“Amarillo Boulevard”
Fiction

“Amarillo Boulevard”

“Amarillo Boulevard”
Jean stepped out of the car as Nia approached—lean and arrogant, a cigarette pinched between her lips. Then her swagger slipped, her expression unsettled.