B. Rae “Rusty” Grosz
@braegrosz.com
She/They. Greyromantic. Aspiring bog body. Writer. You can support my work via https://ko-fi.com/braegrosz.
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B. Rae “Rusty” Grosz
@braegrosz.com
· Sep 5
B. Rae Grosz
ghost stories & other haunting tales
braegrosz.com
Hello, new followers! And old followers who like handy threads of links to boost!
I’m Rusty, pen name B. Rae Grosz (she/they), purveyor of sad, strange stories, true and fictional. I write about ghosts and other hauntings, often with folklore, fairytale, and/or gothic inspirations.
braegrosz.com
I’m Rusty, pen name B. Rae Grosz (she/they), purveyor of sad, strange stories, true and fictional. I write about ghosts and other hauntings, often with folklore, fairytale, and/or gothic inspirations.
braegrosz.com
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It is always okay to punch Nazis!
Yes, you might get in trouble. That's good trouble.
It is always okay to punch Nazis.
Yes, you might get in trouble. That's good trouble.
It is always okay to punch Nazis.
February 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
It is always okay to punch Nazis!
Yes, you might get in trouble. That's good trouble.
It is always okay to punch Nazis.
Yes, you might get in trouble. That's good trouble.
It is always okay to punch Nazis.
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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I just remembered this poem from last year, a masterpiece
Fat-lips are red,
Shiners are blue;
Violence is sweet,
And so are you. 🩸
Always remember,
Never forget:
Fuckin' up Nazis
Gets a grrl wet. 💦
Shiners are blue;
Violence is sweet,
And so are you. 🩸
Always remember,
Never forget:
Fuckin' up Nazis
Gets a grrl wet. 💦
Morning, Sunshine: A Werewolf Pulp Story by Vex Corvine
FASH GET BASHED
vexcorvine.itch.io
February 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I just remembered this poem from last year, a masterpiece
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Thank you for another great chat! I'd like people to head over to my most recent short story, and consider subscribing to Typebar! www.typebarmagazine.com/fiction-i-ha...
I Have the Key to All of This
By Tiernan Blanchard
www.typebarmagazine.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Thank you for another great chat! I'd like people to head over to my most recent short story, and consider subscribing to Typebar! www.typebarmagazine.com/fiction-i-ha...
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Because of my professionalism, I'm running a Valentine's Day flash sale starting, uh, now! This ends Monday 12pm UTC, so you've got the weekend to get anything 50% off, or a bundle for 4 bucks! That's a dollar a story, from shorts to novellas ✨
Valentine's Day flash sale by Vex Corvine
A bundle by Vex Corvine, $4.00 for 4 games
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February 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Because of my professionalism, I'm running a Valentine's Day flash sale starting, uh, now! This ends Monday 12pm UTC, so you've got the weekend to get anything 50% off, or a bundle for 4 bucks! That's a dollar a story, from shorts to novellas ✨
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I've been thinking a lot lately about how communities in the Antebellum North organized to protect Black Americans from kidnapping enslavers, and also how witnessing (and resisting) such kidnappings slowly radicalized a critical mass of white Northerners against slavery www.salon.com/2017/08/05/w...
"We waked up stark mad Abolitionists" - Salon.com
Inside the New England big money, made off of slavery, that also funded the fight to keep slavery out of Kansas
www.salon.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I've been thinking a lot lately about how communities in the Antebellum North organized to protect Black Americans from kidnapping enslavers, and also how witnessing (and resisting) such kidnappings slowly radicalized a critical mass of white Northerners against slavery www.salon.com/2017/08/05/w...
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Roses are red
And tulips are nice
Want to celebrate love?
Then abolish ICE.
And tulips are nice
Want to celebrate love?
Then abolish ICE.
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Roses are red
And tulips are nice
Want to celebrate love?
Then abolish ICE.
And tulips are nice
Want to celebrate love?
Then abolish ICE.
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Wuthering Heights isn't a romance... looking at the history of adaptation tells us a lot about why it got that reputation!
This workshop looks at the history of adaptation internationally - films and tv - using a mix of history, adaptation theories, film studies and close reading!
Join us!
This workshop looks at the history of adaptation internationally - films and tv - using a mix of history, adaptation theories, film studies and close reading!
Join us!
If you missed yesterday's interactive workshop on
'Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation'
it's running again on Sunday!
2pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980308808...
'Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation'
it's running again on Sunday!
2pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980308808...
Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation with Dr Sam Hirst
This interactive workshop and discussion explores the history of Wuthering Heights adaptations and why on earth people think it's a romance
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Wuthering Heights isn't a romance... looking at the history of adaptation tells us a lot about why it got that reputation!
This workshop looks at the history of adaptation internationally - films and tv - using a mix of history, adaptation theories, film studies and close reading!
Join us!
This workshop looks at the history of adaptation internationally - films and tv - using a mix of history, adaptation theories, film studies and close reading!
Join us!
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Violets are blue
Roses are red
Someday it will happen
And he will be
Roses are red
Someday it will happen
And he will be
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Violets are blue
Roses are red
Someday it will happen
And he will be
Roses are red
Someday it will happen
And he will be
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This is terrible misery—we are freezing. My child’s arm was broken when the tent collapsed, and with mitral valve prolapse I developed shoulder tendon inflammation from the cold. I urgently need 200€ for treatment and blankets for my 5 kids
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
This is terrible misery—we are freezing. My child’s arm was broken when the tent collapsed, and with mitral valve prolapse I developed shoulder tendon inflammation from the cold. I urgently need 200€ for treatment and blankets for my 5 kids
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
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From my pal, Ahmad:
Urgent appeal from northern Gaza. The bombing continues, fear surrounds us from every direction.
We need $100 a day to secure food/water, our need is increasing more with the approach of Ramadan.
A donation gives us a chance to survive
Donation ⬇️🫂
chuffed.org/project/157281
Urgent appeal from northern Gaza. The bombing continues, fear surrounds us from every direction.
We need $100 a day to secure food/water, our need is increasing more with the approach of Ramadan.
A donation gives us a chance to survive
Donation ⬇️🫂
chuffed.org/project/157281
February 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
From my pal, Ahmad:
Urgent appeal from northern Gaza. The bombing continues, fear surrounds us from every direction.
We need $100 a day to secure food/water, our need is increasing more with the approach of Ramadan.
A donation gives us a chance to survive
Donation ⬇️🫂
chuffed.org/project/157281
Urgent appeal from northern Gaza. The bombing continues, fear surrounds us from every direction.
We need $100 a day to secure food/water, our need is increasing more with the approach of Ramadan.
A donation gives us a chance to survive
Donation ⬇️🫂
chuffed.org/project/157281
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🦇 signal boost 🦇
It's that time of year again!!! 🥳
It's Goths for Breakfast time! This year, it's running on 28th February 9am - 10pm GMT. Online. Pop in and out as much as you like!
It's a charity teach-a-thon, raising money for Magic breakfast to feed hungry kids.
Get tickets - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
It's Goths for Breakfast time! This year, it's running on 28th February 9am - 10pm GMT. Online. Pop in and out as much as you like!
It's a charity teach-a-thon, raising money for Magic breakfast to feed hungry kids.
Get tickets - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
Buy tickets – Goths for Breakfast: A Charity Teach-a-thon – Zoom
Goths for Breakfast: A Charity Teach-a-thon – Zoom, Sat 28 Feb 2026 - Romancing the Gothic is running an online charity event to support Magic Breakfast, which provides school breakfasts for children ...
buytickets.at
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
🦇 signal boost 🦇
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It only took me a month, but I finally made a volunteer page on Stand With Minnesota. Because we are about to need a lot of freaking volunteers. Help us keep Minnesota housed!
Volunteer — Stand With Minnesota
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It only took me a month, but I finally made a volunteer page on Stand With Minnesota. Because we are about to need a lot of freaking volunteers. Help us keep Minnesota housed!
As a greyromantic who does not get dizzy easily, this amuses me
O, love, love, love!
Love is like a dizziness;
It winna let a poor body
Gang about his biziness!
—James Hogg (1770–1835), “Love is like a dizziness” 💝
#C18 #C19 #poetry #poem #ValentinesDay
#BookWormSat
Love is like a dizziness;
It winna let a poor body
Gang about his biziness!
—James Hogg (1770–1835), “Love is like a dizziness” 💝
#C18 #C19 #poetry #poem #ValentinesDay
#BookWormSat
February 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
As a greyromantic who does not get dizzy easily, this amuses me
In the words of the great Mary Hatch, “I don’t like coconut.”
February 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
In the words of the great Mary Hatch, “I don’t like coconut.”
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Pay what you can for a day of awesome creative workshops with some excellent authors, and educational fun! It's for charity!! My session is on queer cannibalism - see you there!!
It's that time of year again!!! 🥳
It's Goths for Breakfast time! This year, it's running on 28th February 9am - 10pm GMT. Online. Pop in and out as much as you like!
It's a charity teach-a-thon, raising money for Magic breakfast to feed hungry kids.
Get tickets - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
It's Goths for Breakfast time! This year, it's running on 28th February 9am - 10pm GMT. Online. Pop in and out as much as you like!
It's a charity teach-a-thon, raising money for Magic breakfast to feed hungry kids.
Get tickets - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
Buy tickets – Goths for Breakfast: A Charity Teach-a-thon – Zoom
Goths for Breakfast: A Charity Teach-a-thon – Zoom, Sat 28 Feb 2026 - Romancing the Gothic is running an online charity event to support Magic Breakfast, which provides school breakfasts for children ...
buytickets.at
February 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Pay what you can for a day of awesome creative workshops with some excellent authors, and educational fun! It's for charity!! My session is on queer cannibalism - see you there!!
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“I don't see any plan, any strategy, any end game,” says Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at the University of Vermont. “I don't see anything from this administration, just fuck everything up as much as you can. You can print that.”
Sounds accurate to me.
Sounds accurate to me.
The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning
As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
“I don't see any plan, any strategy, any end game,” says Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at the University of Vermont. “I don't see anything from this administration, just fuck everything up as much as you can. You can print that.”
Sounds accurate to me.
Sounds accurate to me.
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Definitely recommend this workshop! Although am now deeply interested in seeing the lost 1920 adaptation so if any vampires are holding out on us please do "discover" a copy in an attic or something.
If you missed yesterday's interactive workshop on
'Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation'
it's running again on Sunday!
2pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980308808...
'Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation'
it's running again on Sunday!
2pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980308808...
Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation with Dr Sam Hirst
This interactive workshop and discussion explores the history of Wuthering Heights adaptations and why on earth people think it's a romance
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Definitely recommend this workshop! Although am now deeply interested in seeing the lost 1920 adaptation so if any vampires are holding out on us please do "discover" a copy in an attic or something.
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Viking secrets ❣️ www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'Do you love me?': The Viking messages unearthed on Sweden's rune stones
Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating stories of love, loss and epic battles.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Viking secrets ❣️ www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
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Agony. Fingerprints. Moths.
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Agony. Fingerprints. Moths.
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Another one by the Danish artist Don Kenn. I'm pretty sure that's a picture of me as a kid reading.
And thank you to everyone's spirited contributions to what was another thoroughly enjoyable #PhantomsFriday yesterday. Here's to the next one!
#BookWormSat #BookChatWeekly #DanishArt #ScandinavianArt
And thank you to everyone's spirited contributions to what was another thoroughly enjoyable #PhantomsFriday yesterday. Here's to the next one!
#BookWormSat #BookChatWeekly #DanishArt #ScandinavianArt
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Another one by the Danish artist Don Kenn. I'm pretty sure that's a picture of me as a kid reading.
And thank you to everyone's spirited contributions to what was another thoroughly enjoyable #PhantomsFriday yesterday. Here's to the next one!
#BookWormSat #BookChatWeekly #DanishArt #ScandinavianArt
And thank you to everyone's spirited contributions to what was another thoroughly enjoyable #PhantomsFriday yesterday. Here's to the next one!
#BookWormSat #BookChatWeekly #DanishArt #ScandinavianArt
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Imagine if this was done to house people so they could live with dignity
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Imagine if this was done to house people so they could live with dignity
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What are you doing this Valentine's day?
Saying 'boo' to love and coming to an online ghost-writing workshop?
All year is a Goth holiday if we want it to be, no need to save it up for Halloween!
(Details below!)
Saying 'boo' to love and coming to an online ghost-writing workshop?
All year is a Goth holiday if we want it to be, no need to save it up for Halloween!
(Details below!)
a ghost with a heart coming out of it 's nose
Alt: a bobbing ghost with a heart coming out of the back of its head
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 AM
What are you doing this Valentine's day?
Saying 'boo' to love and coming to an online ghost-writing workshop?
All year is a Goth holiday if we want it to be, no need to save it up for Halloween!
(Details below!)
Saying 'boo' to love and coming to an online ghost-writing workshop?
All year is a Goth holiday if we want it to be, no need to save it up for Halloween!
(Details below!)
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Wild Man — Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet (aka Master of the Housebook), ca. 1475
February 14, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Wild Man — Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet (aka Master of the Housebook), ca. 1475