A Life Of Seductions

Dirty Poetry

The reading in this episode of Dirty Poetry is entitled “A Life Of Seductions” written by Nancy Sasha Long. This is an erotic short story that appeared in the anthology Seductions, Tales Of Erotic Persuasions edited by Dr Lonnie Barbach. Our editor, the good Dr Barbach has this to say in the introduction;

“When I think about the most erotic moments of a sexual experience, I am drawn to the delicious and unpredictable build up, the dance of seduction.
A sexual experience often lodges in the memory most vividly because of the events that led up to the actual physical lovemaking.
The invitation to sensually, provocatively play, the anticipation of an experience charged with pleasure and delight.
Consequently, I have gathered a collection of stories that emphasis these openings, stories that set the stage for the sexual encounters that follow.
Seduction is the kindling of romance. It ignites the spark of sexual desire and intensity.
Unfortunately, the art of seduction becomes a lost art in many long term monogamous relationships, although it is usually an important part of nearly every courtship.
This is a tragic loss because in its absence, relationships can become deprived of sexual liveliness and passion.
The connection becomes humdrum, The mundane creeps in and the relationship is diminished.
The word seduction comes from the latin term meaning to lead away. In every seduction, some psychological or emotional resistance is implied and must be overcome.
The resistance may be something as simple as the preoccupation and routines of everyday life, or it may be as complex as a romantic involvement with another.
In either case, one person begins to entice the other, drawing his or her attention away from its current focus and onto a new agenda.
Yet every seduction is a cooperative venture. Ultimately both partners must be willing to play the escalating erotic game.
At any point, one person could abdicate or drop out. The seduced could rebuff the seducer’s advances and the interaction would end.
In humans, romantic pathways are more extensive and complex than in any other species.
We alone use fantasy and imagination as an important part of our seductive encounter.
We have the capacity to raise seduction to a form of art though we are still animals.
Our brains have been programmed to respond to someone that we are attracted to through a physiological chain of events that heightens feelings of pleasure in both the seducer and the one being seduced.
When someone excites us, our bodies respond with a gush of natural chemicals that stimulate the nervous system, causing us to feel euphoric, energetic and optimistic.
Our hearts be wildly. We’re turned on and maybe following in love, or at least in lust.
We may experience a racy sense of exuberance and power at these times, with some creative thoughts and attention.
An artful seduction can create a surge of natural chemicals even in a relationship of long duration. We never lose our capacity to resurrect these pleasurable experiences.
It remains with us for our entire lives.”

Our story tonight is the story of a woman who's fantasies become so constant, so all consuming,
that she is drawn into dangerous situations in real life and ultimately becomes an entirely different woman because of her fantasies.

Our editor, Dr Barbach and the author, Nancy Long had this to say about our story;

“Rather than moving towards someone, the motivation behind some seductions is to escape from a certain set of circumstances.
When life is depressing or distressing, when a relationship is having difficulties,
we may find ourselves moving away from a drab or uncomfortable reality, seeking relief through an illicit sexual relationship or seductive daydream.
We may seduce ourselves with a fantasy and create the perfect lover who will rescue us from the emptiness or the mundane problems of our lives.
For me, Long explains, seduction usually comes in the form of a fantasy that is capable of overshadowing a rather bleak reality.
It is the illusory promise of fulfillment, a temporary paradise.
When reality comes up short, I retreat into myself, into a fantasy world where seduction creates the potential for fulfillment.
Fantasies of wanting to be seduced or to seduce someone else, helped me to relieve the boredom, the frustration and the feelings of powerlessness.
It seems to me that the single most important element of seduction is its promise of fulfillment.”

Enough of the promises. Let's get some fulfillment.
Let’s listen to this episode of Dirty Poetry.