Good Old Neon

"Good Old Neon" is a short story by American writer David Foster Wallace. Originally published in the 37th issue of the literary journal Conjunctions in November 2001, it later appeared in Oblivion: Stories, a 2004 collection of Wallace's short stories. The story centers on an overachiever who considers himself "fraudulent," and the life events that culminate in his decision to commit suicide. The story contains themes about authenticity, neurobiology and the mind, language and logic, time, mysticism, and death.

The story was included in The O. Henry Prize Stories 2002, and Marshall Boswell wrote that it is Oblivion's "best and most celebrated stand-alone story".

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