Fleeting Joy

Eode Maye | any pronouns | South African

[writtenbyeode]

Artwork by Eode Maye.

Fleeting Joy is a novel freely available on Substack written by me, Eode Maye. It follows the story of Skye Davids, who becomes a delivery girl for a vampire blood rationing system. She hopes to be turned to avoid a slow and painful death from Huntington's Disease. But, when an ancient vampire shows up and her flatmate goes missing, Skye learns that not all undead are made equal.

First chapter release date: 20 June 2026.

Substack - For the story YouTube - For readings and shorts Instagram - For updates Tumblr - For the memes (and updates)

[writtenbyeode]

You into queer vampires? Of course you are, you're on Tumblr.

I'm publishing my novel for free via Substack and just released the prologue. I also did a reading and uploaded it on YouTube. I fucking hated editing that reading. Hell is having to listen to my own voice recorded by a crappy mic setup.

Anyway.

Fleeting Joy is set in the near-future and follows Skye, a young woman who finds out that she will develop Huntington's Disease. Her closest friend, Nixie, introduces her to the secret world of vampires. She becomes a delivery girl for a blood rationing system in Glamis, Scotland, so that she will one day escape Huntington's through becoming one of the undead. But, when an ancient vampire shows up and her flatmate goes missing, Skye learns that not all undead are made equal.

Interesting premise? Check out the prologue. If you like it, subscribe.

[writtenbyeode]

acne keeps me looking young because what 30 year old has acne

[tastelesssandwiches-reheated]

[cosmic-nia]

not only was the callback to the pilot was so cool, but you can definitely see how much the show has improved since then holy shit

[writtenbyeode]

bubble is abel don't @ me

[writtenbyeode]

anyone else worried about the abstractions possibly being released now...?

[maguiecron]

Kinger, The Amazing Digital Circus lol

[passionpeachy]

bunch of stickersheets I’ve made over the years

[aropride]

cold as fuck out is anyone else experiencing this? [remembers i should be inclusive to my southern hemisphere followers currently experiencing spring-summer weather] hot as fuck out is anyone else experiencing this?

[aropride]

it’s fucking TEMPERATURE out there. TEMPERATURE with a side of WEATHER.

[anney-baker]

He's just like me fr

[bahari-official]

needed to take a break from bigger work so here's a Pisha

[tooth-with-eyes]

[rylandsgrace]

WWDITS (2019 - 2024) I 4.07

[queerasfact]

These are photographs of the Agojie - often called Dahomey Amazons by Europeans.

The Agojie were regiments of soldiers who served in the army of Dahomey (now Benin) in West Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. Numbering around 8000 at their height in the 1840, they were renowned for their fearlessness in battle, and considered the backbone of the Dahomean army.

They were all assigned female at birth, but expressed their gender in a variety of ways. Some renounced womanhood, and identified themselves as men. At other times, the group embraced womanhood in their war songs, comparing themselves to lionesses, and linking womanhood to their superiority over male regiments.

Check out our podcast on the Agojie to learn more!

[forbidden-interlude]

The funniest part of Sinners was when the Native Americans just said “yeahhh good luck with that”

[stiinken]

we are all sinners