"Herman Wouk Is Still Alive" is a short story by American author Stephen King.

Deliberately and with the consent and encouragement of Jasmine, she crashes the van into a tree near Phil and Pauline at high speed.

"Herman Wouk Is Still Alive" came about as part of a bet between King and his son Owen during the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in which the loser would have to write a story based on a title supplied by the winner.

Owen King came up with the title after reading in an article that Herman Wouk was still alive and writing despite being in his mid-nineties.

[3] Rocky Wood described "Herman Wouk Is Still Alive" as "King showing once again what a clear eye he has for observing society" and "another mainstream story that illustrates the horror that lurks in real life.