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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We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne
December 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne
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Slavic fantasy and horror writers
Slavic Supernatural Volume 2 is open for original stories rooted in Slavic folklore and mythology
1,500 to 7,500 words
35 dollars plus contributor copy
Deadline Feb 28 2026
Guidelines:
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#OpenSubmissions #Horror #Fantasy #AmWriting
Slavic Supernatural Volume 2 is open for original stories rooted in Slavic folklore and mythology
1,500 to 7,500 words
35 dollars plus contributor copy
Deadline Feb 28 2026
Guidelines:
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#OpenSubmissions #Horror #Fantasy #AmWriting
December 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Slavic fantasy and horror writers
Slavic Supernatural Volume 2 is open for original stories rooted in Slavic folklore and mythology
1,500 to 7,500 words
35 dollars plus contributor copy
Deadline Feb 28 2026
Guidelines:
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#OpenSubmissions #Horror #Fantasy #AmWriting
Slavic Supernatural Volume 2 is open for original stories rooted in Slavic folklore and mythology
1,500 to 7,500 words
35 dollars plus contributor copy
Deadline Feb 28 2026
Guidelines:
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#OpenSubmissions #Horror #Fantasy #AmWriting
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It's funny that this is being spun as completely new, because never ever ever dating a man who was anti-abortion was just good sense in the 90s and 2000s.
You never want to date someone who doesn't think you have a full set of human rights.
You never want to date someone who doesn't think you have a full set of human rights.
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It's funny that this is being spun as completely new, because never ever ever dating a man who was anti-abortion was just good sense in the 90s and 2000s.
You never want to date someone who doesn't think you have a full set of human rights.
You never want to date someone who doesn't think you have a full set of human rights.
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In 1990, Crayola "retired" several classic colors, including BLUE GRAY, GREEN BLUE, and an all-timer, RAW UMBER, replacing them with "fun" new colors like VIVID TANGERINE and WILD STRAWBERRY.
We didn't know it at the time, but this was the beginning of the end. In this essay, I will
We didn't know it at the time, but this was the beginning of the end. In this essay, I will
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In 1990, Crayola "retired" several classic colors, including BLUE GRAY, GREEN BLUE, and an all-timer, RAW UMBER, replacing them with "fun" new colors like VIVID TANGERINE and WILD STRAWBERRY.
We didn't know it at the time, but this was the beginning of the end. In this essay, I will
We didn't know it at the time, but this was the beginning of the end. In this essay, I will
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This year has been unrelentingly miserable. But the best thing—the thing that has sustained me—has been @othersidespec.bsky.social. After almost a year and a half of work, we officially launch in 2026… and we open to submissions at midnight! Make OTHERSIDE your first sub of the new year? 🌈 🪐 🗡️
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This year has been unrelentingly miserable. But the best thing—the thing that has sustained me—has been @othersidespec.bsky.social. After almost a year and a half of work, we officially launch in 2026… and we open to submissions at midnight! Make OTHERSIDE your first sub of the new year? 🌈 🪐 🗡️
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It's been a while since we opened for submissions. But we're cranking up our output for 2026 so we'll be opening for short submissions periods every month - initially on the first day of the month only. At the moment we're especially looking for flash science fiction or fantasy - www.wyldblood.com
Wyldblood: Science Fiction and Fantasy | Wyldblood Press
FREE FLASH! ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas Karl Dandenell A full length seasonal short story ’Twas the week before Christmas, and I wasn’t stirring. I was getting right pissed. The Joint was the olde...
www.wyldblood.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's been a while since we opened for submissions. But we're cranking up our output for 2026 so we'll be opening for short submissions periods every month - initially on the first day of the month only. At the moment we're especially looking for flash science fiction or fantasy - www.wyldblood.com
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european crested tit, the little punk 🩶
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#ink #art #verflixtundzugenäht #birds #BirdWhisperer #kleinekunstklasse
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#ink #art #verflixtundzugenäht #birds #BirdWhisperer #kleinekunstklasse
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
european crested tit, the little punk 🩶
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#ink #art #verflixtundzugenäht #birds #BirdWhisperer #kleinekunstklasse
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#ink #art #verflixtundzugenäht #birds #BirdWhisperer #kleinekunstklasse
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@tobytram.bsky.social just shared my favourite BSky photo of 2025, with barely hours to go ... this kicks off my mood-board for 2026:
December 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
@tobytram.bsky.social just shared my favourite BSky photo of 2025, with barely hours to go ... this kicks off my mood-board for 2026:
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My latest novella is a sober exploration of the late-in-life lesbian, the crazy cat lady stereotype, the weight of lingering grief, and how fuckin' great cats are.
Sadie is a sad, anxious lesbian in her 40s with nothing of her own. When she inherits a friend's apartment, she uses the unexpected gift to make a new life. She even adopts a cat.
But when she opens a room that's been shut up for years, she learns the gift has strings even the giver couldn't sever.
But when she opens a room that's been shut up for years, she learns the gift has strings even the giver couldn't sever.
Unwelcome Hosts by Vex Corvine
Some gifts have strings the giver can't sever.
vexcorvine.itch.io
December 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My latest novella is a sober exploration of the late-in-life lesbian, the crazy cat lady stereotype, the weight of lingering grief, and how fuckin' great cats are.
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In the second-hand bookstore in the village, she finds a flyspecked scroll. It is a gothic romance.
December 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In the second-hand bookstore in the village, she finds a flyspecked scroll. It is a gothic romance.
I am switching between approximately five different knitting projects, which is to say that I knit with ADHD pretty much the same way I do everything else with ADHD.
'how can you knit when you have adhd' look I found a fidget tool that means I have a hat at the end of the fidgeting
December 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I am switching between approximately five different knitting projects, which is to say that I knit with ADHD pretty much the same way I do everything else with ADHD.
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This talk looks great for #folklore lovers and #gothic enthusiasts alike!
There's also a handy little reading list in the talk description. Check it out!
There's also a handy little reading list in the talk description. Check it out!
11th April at 10am and 7pm BST we're joined by Scarlette-Electra LeBlanc to talk weird wells!
Eerie Tales of Wells and Springs: Changelings, Creatures, and Curses!
10 - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
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Eerie Tales of Wells and Springs: Changelings, Creatures, and Curses!
10 - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
7 - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
Select tickets – Eerie Tales of Wells and Springs: Changelings, Creatures, and Curses with Scarlette-Electra LeBlanc – Zoom
Eerie Tales of Wells and Springs: Changelings, Creatures, and Curses with Scarlette-Electra LeBlanc – Zoom, Sat 11 Apr 2026 - Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talks are free...
buytickets.at
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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If you want to explore women's writing: its popularity, its possibility, its themes, its intricacies but don't know where to start... come join us!
First up, I have a whole year course! 1 book a month. We're reading our way through the long-eighteenth century, concentrating entirely on women's writing.
The course is through the Regency academe and costs only $55 for non-members! For a whole year!
regencyfictionwriters.org/academe/12-b...
The course is through the Regency academe and costs only $55 for non-members! For a whole year!
regencyfictionwriters.org/academe/12-b...
12 Books Your Regency Heroine Should Read – Regency Fiction Writers
regencyfictionwriters.org
December 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If you want to explore women's writing: its popularity, its possibility, its themes, its intricacies but don't know where to start... come join us!
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Get ready!
King Ludd’s Rag will be open for submissions (fiction 4,000 words and up) the first two weeks of January for our 2026 zines! You’ll be able to submit on the @malarkeybooks.bsky.social Oleada page: oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
December 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Get ready!
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Have you heard someone use the disgusting “argument” that queers should not care about Palestine?
I have a recommendation.
Read this book. Inara: Light of Utopia is an anthology of poetry and stories from queer and trans Palestinians imagining liberation. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
I have a recommendation.
Read this book. Inara: Light of Utopia is an anthology of poetry and stories from queer and trans Palestinians imagining liberation. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Inara: Light of Utopia
Inara: Light of Utopia is a groundbreaking anthology th…
www.goodreads.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Have you heard someone use the disgusting “argument” that queers should not care about Palestine?
I have a recommendation.
Read this book. Inara: Light of Utopia is an anthology of poetry and stories from queer and trans Palestinians imagining liberation. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
I have a recommendation.
Read this book. Inara: Light of Utopia is an anthology of poetry and stories from queer and trans Palestinians imagining liberation. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
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Are you curious about Palestinians, but you don’t know any, and have never engaged with them before?
I have a recommendation. Read this book. Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction brings together fantasy and science fiction stories. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
I have a recommendation. Read this book. Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction brings together fantasy and science fiction stories. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculati…
Thyme Travellers collects fourteen of the Palestinian d…
www.goodreads.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Are you curious about Palestinians, but you don’t know any, and have never engaged with them before?
I have a recommendation. Read this book. Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction brings together fantasy and science fiction stories. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
I have a recommendation. Read this book. Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction brings together fantasy and science fiction stories. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
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we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
psychopomp.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
All of this, except summer for me. I cannot handle abundant daylight and temperatures over 70 degrees Fahrenheit. And it’s annoying how most people only believe me when I say the sun makes me miserable, if I phrase it as a redhead joke, not when I say that it’s seasonal depression and it’s serious.
could the “you should be able to be happy living anywhere, and if you’re not able to do that, it’s a skill issue” contingent tell that to my winter seasonal depression, please?
because MAN would that simplify my life if the cure, which I somehow never thought of before, was that easy
because MAN would that simplify my life if the cure, which I somehow never thought of before, was that easy
December 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of this, except summer for me. I cannot handle abundant daylight and temperatures over 70 degrees Fahrenheit. And it’s annoying how most people only believe me when I say the sun makes me miserable, if I phrase it as a redhead joke, not when I say that it’s seasonal depression and it’s serious.
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Oh, hey, look, it's my latest essay!
In my last essay of the year, I discuss Frankenstein, fiction, authorship, responsibility, the art that we owe to ourselves, and the art we owe to the things we create.
The Daughters of Frankenstein
What do we owe ourselves? What do we owe our art?
buttondown.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Oh, hey, look, it's my latest essay!
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Also why it’s essential to always be reading multiple books at the same time. Being completely unbooked is a dangerously vulnerable situation.
Finishing any book over 400 pages requires a day after to grieve, several days of it was the last book in the series 😅
December 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Also why it’s essential to always be reading multiple books at the same time. Being completely unbooked is a dangerously vulnerable situation.
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Donate to our End of Year Fundraiser to support the development of new Master Classes, Deep Dive courses, & webinars on representing specific identities & applying Writing the Other principles to different genres & mediums.
Donate & Share to help us help writers in #2026AndBeyond
writin...
Donate & Share to help us help writers in #2026AndBeyond
writin...
December 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Donate to our End of Year Fundraiser to support the development of new Master Classes, Deep Dive courses, & webinars on representing specific identities & applying Writing the Other principles to different genres & mediums.
Donate & Share to help us help writers in #2026AndBeyond
writin...
Donate & Share to help us help writers in #2026AndBeyond
writin...
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Remember to check out the upcoming Romancing the Gothic talks next year!
Everyone welcome. Free to access. Online.
They happen twice to catch people in different time zones.
Come and join us!
Everyone welcome. Free to access. Online.
They happen twice to catch people in different time zones.
Come and join us!
Our April theme is Fear and Folklore!
Our first talk is on 4th April at 4pm and 9pm BST on 'Folkloric Frankensteins: Navigating Horror in Culturally Hybridized Communities' with Tyler Sookralli
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Our first talk is on 4th April at 4pm and 9pm BST on 'Folkloric Frankensteins: Navigating Horror in Culturally Hybridized Communities' with Tyler Sookralli
4 - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
9 - buytickets.at/romancingthe...
Select tickets – Folkloric Frankensteins: Navigating Horror in Culturally Hybridized Communities with Tyler Sookralli – Zoom
Folkloric Frankensteins: Navigating Horror in Culturally Hybridized Communities with Tyler Sookralli – Zoom, Sat 4 Apr 2026 - Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talks are free...
buytickets.at
December 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Remember to check out the upcoming Romancing the Gothic talks next year!
Everyone welcome. Free to access. Online.
They happen twice to catch people in different time zones.
Come and join us!
Everyone welcome. Free to access. Online.
They happen twice to catch people in different time zones.
Come and join us!
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Some wintery sketches 🎄
December 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Some wintery sketches 🎄