Short Stories
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 A Year, Easy !"$10,000 a Year, Easy" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| 2br02b !"2BR02B" | 01962-01-01January 1962 | Published in Worlds of If, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Adam !"Adam" | 01954-04-01April 1954 | Published in Cosmopolitan, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| All The King's Horses !"All the King's Horses" | 01951-02-10February 10, 1951 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode three of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House |
| Ambitious Sophomore !"Ambitious Sophomore" | 01954-05-01May 1, 1954 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Any Reasonable Offer !"Any Reasonable Offer" | 01952-01-19January 19, 1952 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Armageddon In Retrospect !"Armageddon in Retrospect" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Bagombo Snuff Box !"Bagombo Snuff Box" | 01954-10-01October 1954 | Published in Cosmopolitan, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Basic Training !"Basic Training" | 02012-03-22March 22, 2012 | Published as a Kindle Single by Rosetta Books, originally written in the 1940s and submitted to McCalls and The Saturday Evening Post |
| Big Space Fuck !"The Big Space Fuck" | 01972-05-01May 1972 | Published in Again, Dangerous Visions, collected in Palm Sunday |
| Big Trip Up Yonder !"The Big Trip Up Yonder" | 01954-01-01January 1954 | Published in Galaxy Science Fiction, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House with the title "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" |
| Bomar !"Bomar" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Boy Who Hated Girls !"The Boy Who Hated Girls" | 01956-03-31March 31, 1956 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Brighten Up !"Brighten Up" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Commandant's Desk !"The Commandant's Desk" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Confido !"Confido" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Cruise Of Jolly Roger !"The Cruise of Jolly Roger" | 01953-04-01April 1953 | Published in Cape Cod Compass, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Custom-Made Bride !"Custom-Made Bride" | 01954-03-27March 27, 1954 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| D.P. !"D.P." | 01953-08-01August 1953 | Published in Ladies Home Journal, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted as the television film Displaced Person |
| Deer In The Works !"Deer in the Works" | 01955-04-01April 1955 | Published in Esquire, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Ed Luby's Key Club !"Ed Luby's Key Club" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Epicac !"EPICAC" | 01950-11-25November 25, 1950 | Published in Collier's Magazine, revised and collected in Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode four of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House |
| Epizootic !"The Epizootic" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Euphio Question !"The Euphio Question" | 01951-05-12May 12, 1951 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode two of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House |
| Fubar !"F U B A R" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Find Me A Dream !"Find Me a Dream" | 01961-02-01February 1961 | Published in Cosmopolitan, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Foster Portfolio !"The Foster Portfolio" | 01951-09-08September 8, 1951 | Published in Collier's Magazine, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode seven of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House |
| Girl Pool !"Girl Pool" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Go Back To Your Precious Wife And Son !"Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son" | 01962-07-01July 1962 | Published in Ladies Home Journal, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Good Explainer !"The Good Explainer" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Great Day !"Great Day" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Guns Before Butter !"Guns Before Butter" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Guardian Of The Person !"The Guardian of the Person" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp !"Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp" | 01957-06-01June 1957 | Collected in Canary in a Cat House, revised and published again in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Hall Of Mirrors !"Hall of Mirrors" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Happy Birthday, 1951 !"Happy Birthday, 1951" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Harrison Bergeron !"Harrison Bergeron" | 01961-10-05October 5, 1961 | Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted as a television film in 1995; a short film in 2006; and a second short film entitled 2081 in 2009 |
| Hello, Red !"Hello, Red" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Hole Beautiful: Prospectus For A Magazine Of Shelteredness !"Hole Beautiful: Prospectus for a Magazine of Shelteredness" | 01962-01-01January 1962 | Published in Monocle, with Karla Kuskin |
| Honor Of A Newsboy !"The Honor of a Newsboy" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Humbugs !"The Humbugs" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Hundred-Dollar Kisses !"Hundred-Dollar Kisses" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Hyannis Port Story !"The Hyannis Port Story" | 01968-01-011968 | Collected in Welcome to the Monkey House, originally intended for publication in The Saturday Evening Post in 1963, but canceled after the John F. Kennedy assassination |
| Jenny !"Jenny" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Just You And Me, Sammy !"Just You and Me, Sammy" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Kid Nobody Could Handle !"The Kid Nobody Could Handle" | 01955-09-24September 24, 1955 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| King And Queen Of The Universe !"King and Queen of the Universe" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Lie !"The Lie" | 01962-02-24February 24, 1962 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Little Drops Of Water !"Little Drops of Water" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Long Walk To Forever !"Long Walk to Forever" | 01960-08-01August 1960 | Published in Ladies Home Journal, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Look At The Birdie !"Look at the Birdie" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Lovers Anonymous !"Lovers Anonymous" | 01963-10-01October 1963 | Published in Redbook, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Man Without No Kiddleys !"The Man Without No Kiddleys" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Manned Missiles !"The Manned Missiles" | 01958-07-01July 1958 | Published in Cosmopolitcan, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Merlin !"Merlin" | 01997-01-011997 | Serialized on bottles of Denver Public Libation Ale, made by Wynkoop Brewing Company |
| Miss Temptation !"Miss Temptation" | 01956-04-21April 21, 1956 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Mnemonics !"Mnemonics" | 01951-04-28April 28, 1951 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Money Talks !"Money Talks" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| More Stately Mansions !"More Stately Mansions" | 01951-12-22December 22, 1951 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode six of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House |
| Mister Z !"Mr. Z" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| My Name Is Everyone !"My Name Is Everyone" | 01961-12-16December 16, 1961 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House as "Who Am I This Time?", adapted as a film in 1983 and a radio drama in 2008 |
| Next Door !"Next Door" | 01955-04-01April 1955 | Published in Cosmopolitan, adapted in 1975 for a short film titled Next Door, and, in 1991, adapted in the first episode of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House |
| Nice Little People !"The Nice Little People" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Night For Love !"A Night for Love" | 01957-11-23November 23, 1957 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| No-Talent Kid !"The No-Talent Kid" | 01952-10-25October 25, 1952 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Out, Brief Candle !"Out, Brief Candle" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Package !"The Package" | 01952-07-26July 26, 1952 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Petrified Ants !"Petrified Ants" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Poor Little Rich Town !"Poor Little Rich Town" | 01952-10-25October 25, 1952 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Powder-Blue Dragon !"The Powder-Blue Dragon" | 01954-11-01November 1954 | Published in Cosmopolitan, revised and collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Present For Big Nick !"A Present for Big Nick" | 01954-12-01December 1954 | Published in Argosy, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box with the title "A Present for Big Saint Nick" |
| Report On The Barnhouse Effect !"Report on the Barnhouse Effect" | 01950-02-11February 11, 1950 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Runaways !"Runaways" | 01961-04-15April 15, 1961 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Ruth !"Ruth" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Shout About It From the Housetops !"Shout About It from the Housetops" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Song For Selma !"A Song for Selma" | 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 | Published in Look at the Birdie |
| Souvenir !"Souvenir" | 01952-12-01December 1952 | Published in Argosy, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Spoils !"Spoils" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Tango !"Tango" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| Thanasphere !"Thanasphere" | 01950-09-02September 2, 1950 | Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| This Son Of Mine... !"This Son of Mine..." | 01956-08-18August 18, 1956 | Published in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog !"Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" | 01953-03-14March 14, 1953 | Collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Unicorn Trap !"The Unicorn Trap" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Unknown Soldier !"Unknown Soldier" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Unpaid Consultant !"Unpaid Consultant" | 01955-03-01March 1955 | Published in Cosmopolitan, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box |
| Unready To Wear !"Unready to Wear" | 01953-04-01April 1953 | Published in Galaxy Science Fiction, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House |
| Wailing Shall Be In All Streets !"Wailing Shall Be in All Streets" | 02008-04-01April 1, 2008 | Published in Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Welcome To The Monkey House !"Welcome to the Monkey House" | 01968-01-01January 1968 | Published in Playboy, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House |
| While Mortals Sleep !"While Mortals Sleep" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
| With His Hand On The Throttle !"With His Hand on the Throttle" | 02011-01-25January 25, 2011 | Published in While Mortals Sleep |
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