Line Work
I woke up alone in my own bed at seven in the morning, staring at the ceiling like it had answers, and the first thing I thought was: that…
Body worship first time stories
Stories in First Time tagged body worship, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 21 to 24 minutes. Writers to know: Shadow Story, Linen Quota and Midnight Gallery. Readers usually start with “Line Work” and “Voir Dire Redux”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Body worship first time stories, ranked by readers
01 02 Voir Dire Redux
*This story came from watching how a shared experience, like jury duty, can turn two strangers into allies before they ever touch.
03 Lost and Found Under the Stars
The plane landed in Albuquerque a little after two in the afternoon, and I rented a car and drove north for three hours through country…
04 The Sticky End of Whipped Cream
I was sorting parcel labels at the distribution center on a Tuesday when Katya dropped the whole thing on me like a sack of wet newspapers.
05 Revenge in the Sun
Okay so here's how my dumb revenge plan started, and I want you all to appreciate how badly it went off the rails, because it went off the…
06 Forty and First
The sheet smells like her soap.
07 The Grease Rag
The call came in on a Tuesday.
08 Ashes and Birdcages
Teresa had owned the birdcage for six years and could not remember, most days, how she had come to own it in the first place.
09 The Putting Green
I'm Art, I'm forty-three years old, and I've been the superintendent at Fairview Hills Public Golf Course for eleven years.