by Robert M. Price
originally published Nightscapes, June 1997
Nabulus, a solitary wizard, has a prob. He never gets laid. So he creates a bronze statue of the perfect woman, and summons a life-force to inhabit it. Now he has a girlfriend.
Aimoth, an acolyte and student of Nabulus, takes a fancy to her and puts the moves on her. Since Aimoth actually has some experience with chicks and is a better lay, she comes to prefer him.
Nabulus finds out, and puts a horrible curse on them both, called The Green Decay, which is just what it sounds like. But he himself is found dead.
An amusing but ultimately forgettable Smith pastiche.