Archive for the Fiction Category
On the road – an erotic story
This story was one of the two runners-up in our fiction contest for Issue 9. To read the other winning stories, order Issue 9, out 1 December 2011. Author Elle Fox Illustrator Katie Hewitt Christian lies on the hard van floor, battered road cases at his feet, and waits. There’s a stink of unwashed clothes, [...]
We are three – an erotic story
I stretch out my hand to touch skin. My fingertips move across ribs until they find already-hard nubs, stopping on darkened flesh to play. I feel lips trace my jaw line. My eyes shut and I fall back onto warm flesh. Another pair of eyes watches the progress of the lips down my neck and [...]
The moment you said – an erotic story
You and your rational argument. You and your theory. You and your I’m-in-a-band-but-they’re-kinda-shit. I would like to fuck all of these things and whatever else you’ve got. You’ll be stunned at first, then soften as you realise that this is so what you wanted. The gun has jumped you, and you didn’t even see it [...]
Cold Turkey – an erotic story
Five days. Five miserable, edgy, angry, head-pounding days. At least my hands had stopped shaking. How did I ever let Cam and Joel talk me into this? Five days ago, my flatmates and I had the crazy idea to quit smoking together. We had all struggled with quitting over the years, each of us attempting [...]
Just for conferences
Story Madison Black Illustrations Christina Williams I open my eyes to an anonymous hotel room. Jill caught chickenpox babysitting her niece, so I’m in New York running her workshop at the conference. Groggy, I drag myself out of bed, shower, dress and head out the door, juggling bag, laptop and folders as I make for [...]
One night only
Story Heidi Champa It was supposed to be a secret gig, but somehow the word had gotten around — the club was already packed, and there was a queue out the door. Maggie saw him standing at the desk as he always did. Every smile she had given him had gone unreturned, but that didn’t [...]
Nine tips for improving your erotic fiction
Filament’s fiction editor Megan Lewis shares her top tips for writing erotic fiction that gets published. As well as being a voracious reader of erotic fiction, I help Filament choose the stories that will be published in its pages. During our recent erotic fiction contest, I read over 100 stories, many of over 2,000 words [...]
The dealer
Story Bridget Casey Illustration Nange Magro 2♥ In my earliest memory I am leafing through a deck of cards. I gaze with wonder at the two-dimensional monarchs, austere-chinned, swathed in ermine, hands tight around orbs and sceptres. I swore my allegiance then, and we’ve never since parted. I walk, talk, sleep, dream, piss and shit [...]


