Young Darius went on a date
With a succubus seeking a mate.
In a twist of the plot
He thought her brother was hot.
"Curses! Foiled again!"
With the lady, he did not consummate.
notes
This poem can be blamed on this prompt.
Write a character poem, they said.
It will be fun, they said.
Fun for me, sure. Maybe not for the people reading it.
Let me tell you about the poem.
One of the three stories I'm working on for this year's NaNoHellMo project is set on New Year's Eve 1999. The protagonist is a young man who has a history of dating the sort of gal who works at places with names like The Classy Cabaret. Hint: the name is the only thing that's classy about this cabaret. Darius decides he needs to change his ways in the new millennium, so he finds a nice young woman on a dating website.
Darius makes two discoveries during the course of the evening.
First, his date, Briana, is a succubus.
Second, he's more attracted to her incubus brother Brian.
Apparently, this isn't an uncommon occurrence as the twins' mother, Lilith, admonishes Brian to stop stealing his sister's playthings.
I can't share any snippets from the story because:
1) It's still in the train wreck stage.
2) I'm going to submit it for potential inclusion in the Digital Love anthology from Dragon Soul Press. If they don't want it, I'll self-publish it for Valentine's Day 2024.
If you'd like to jump in the game and submit one of your stories to Dragon Soul Press, just follow the handy link. You'll need to be quick because the deadline is November 30. They are looking for stories between 3000 and 20,000 words.
This is a Lil DeVille story, so it doesn't hold back on the heat.
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Most of the images used in this post were generated using QuickWrite.
Yes, QuickWrite is an AI.
No, I don't use it to write my stories.
I use it to do things like create the image in this post. I also use it to create filler scenes so I can move along in a story because it drives my obsessive ADHD brain loopy to just write "Put scene here." Then I come back and rewrite the filler scene.
I've found QuickWrite to be a useful tool. Monthly access is $49.99. Lifetime access is $497. You can check it out here.
Cute poem!
ReplyDeleteThe story sounds really fun. I hope to read it when it's done. Tweeted
ReplyDeleteLOL! LOVE the limerick. Sassy and smart.
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