Seven Seriously Sexy Moments in Playboy Fiction

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Stay In. Get Off. April 10, 2020


As famous as PLAYBOY is for its nudity, it’s also known the world over for its first-rate fiction. From Gabriel García Márquez and his infamous tale of a handsome corpse, to Ursula K. Le Guin and her romantic rendering of clones and extraterrestrial mining, to Jack Kerouac and the first reveal of his On the Road prequel—not to mention multiple stories by Vladimir Nabokov and Ray Bradbury—some of the greatest authors in modern history have graced our pages.

Not surprisingly, a lot of the fiction we’ve featured is seriously sexy. The most provocative pieces include passages so titillating they’re best enjoyed in private—making them a perfect source of stay-at-home stimulation.

Here, we share a selection of the sexiest (NSFW) moments in PLAYBOY fiction—seven excerpts that explicitly portray intimacy while arousing curiosity. Start here for a tantalizing time; at the end, we’ll tell you how you can read each piece in full.

The Time Exchange

by Damon Knight

Hester’s Dream

by Iva Hercíková

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Original artwork for *Hester’s Dream*. Illustrated by Rafal Olbinski.

The Myth of Sisypha

by Walter Mosley

The Middle Man

by Bharati Mukherjee

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Original artwork for *The Middle Man*. Illustration by Mel Odom.

Pinball

by Jerzy Kosinski

The Date

by Edward Lazellari

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Original artwork for *The Date*. Illustration by Han Jong Lee.

Francophile

by Claire Lombardo

These stories are available in their entirety, along with every issue in our 66-year history, at Playboy Magazine. For a limited time, Playboy is offering two weeks of access free.

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