Linen Closet Tryst
I signed up for the couples cooking class alone, which tells you most of what you need to know about me.
Best Playful and teasing Stories of 2026
The most-read playful and teasing stories right now, in a short top ten and then picks by how you want to read. Playful and teasing stories, from quick reads to long series. Most playful and teasing stories here sit in sci-fi & fantasy and first time. Reads run 15 to 24 minutes. Writers to know: Cedar Refrain, Jasper Narrative and Opal Fiction. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
The top playful and teasing stories
01 02 The Rivet and the Rivet
My divorce went through in March, and by June I was still eating dinner standing at the counter like someone who hadn't figured out his…
03 The Embalmer's Watch
Olive here.
04 Boots on the Wrong Feet
I'm forty-three years old, I teach sports medicine at a university, and I have published two papers on injury prevention, so you would…
05 Float and Yield
Christina Porter had photographed a lot of strange assignments in her thirty-eight years behind a camera, but she was pretty sure this was…
06 The Depot Girl
Moira Tomlinson stood at the entrance of the old bus depot and asked herself, for the third time, what exactly she thought she was doing.
07 The Cobbler's Lesson
The storm hit the law firm around four in the afternoon, right when I was halfway through the conference room carpet with the extractor…
08 Ballast and Bread
Gail had been in Caherdaniel for fourteen months by then, and most of that time she had spent telling herself that starting over at…
09 The Stylist and the Salon Owner
My name is Cherie Denton, I'm twenty-four years old, and two years ago I married a woman.
10 Lost Key Found
Monica had been working at city hall for six years, and in all that time she had never once needed to go into the basement storage room at…
Quick playful and teasing reads, under 10 min
Offal Record
Dear Garret, Okay, so I have decided to answer your letter the way you answered mine, in writing, from a tower, like a person with a plan.
Longer playful and teasing reads
Empty Resort Games
The off-season at the Sea Crest Resort is a strange kind of quiet.
The Talent Show Confession
I work at the Heritage Museum in town.
The Spite Hike
My phone buzzed again in the cupholder.
The Bake-Off After Hours
Tulani sat in her apartment on the Sunday evening and listened to the quiet.
Last Call on Lot 7
Dottie punched in at the gate at ten minutes to nine and the guard booth smelled like old coffee, the same as every other night shift she…