Christmas Roses
@cmrosens.com
UK Horror & Dark SFF hybrid author - Canelo Horror (2024) & indie
ADHD. Welsh-Turkish 🏴🇹🇷. Queer/cis🏳️🌈. She/her.
Podcast: @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social
Website/Newsletter: cmrosens.com
Visit Pagham-on-Sea: visitpaghamonsea.co.uk
ADHD. Welsh-Turkish 🏴🇹🇷. Queer/cis🏳️🌈. She/her.
Podcast: @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social
Website/Newsletter: cmrosens.com
Visit Pagham-on-Sea: visitpaghamonsea.co.uk
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I've been gifted ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS for Christmas: let me take you through Vol. 1's contents in this post! #FolkHorror #MovieReview
All the Haunts Be Ours: Folk Horror Box Set Vol. 1
I've been gifted ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS for Christmas: let me take you through Vol. 1's contents in this post!
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December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I've been gifted ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS for Christmas: let me take you through Vol. 1's contents in this post! #FolkHorror #MovieReview
This family could use some support x
December 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This family could use some support x
I've been gifted ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS for Christmas: let me take you through Vol. 1's contents in this post! #FolkHorror #MovieReview
All the Haunts Be Ours: Folk Horror Box Set Vol. 1
I've been gifted ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS for Christmas: let me take you through Vol. 1's contents in this post!
cmrosens.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I've been gifted ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS for Christmas: let me take you through Vol. 1's contents in this post! #FolkHorror #MovieReview
My first book review for @divinationhollow.bsky.social is out!
Review: WHAT THE FOG CONCEALS by R.A. Marno.
#Gothic #Horror #BookSky #Books2Read #AmReading
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Review: WHAT THE FOG CONCEALS by R.A. Marno.
#Gothic #Horror #BookSky #Books2Read #AmReading
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Book Review: What the Fog Conceals by R.A. Marno — Divination Hollow Reviews — Divination Hollow Reviews
C.M. Rosens reviews What the Fog Conceals, a Northern Irish Gothic from R.A. Marno, based on the true story and historical mystery of the clearance of Audley’s Town in County Down.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My first book review for @divinationhollow.bsky.social is out!
Review: WHAT THE FOG CONCEALS by R.A. Marno.
#Gothic #Horror #BookSky #Books2Read #AmReading
📚💙😱📚🩸
divinationhollow.com/reviews-and-...
Review: WHAT THE FOG CONCEALS by R.A. Marno.
#Gothic #Horror #BookSky #Books2Read #AmReading
📚💙😱📚🩸
divinationhollow.com/reviews-and-...
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Tom has illustrated all the Pagham-on-Sea novels so far, and 1 of his 5 original illustrations was kept by @canelobooks.bsky.social for THE CROWS and another 1 of 5 kept for THIRTEENTH. So you'll see Tom's work in those editions!
THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is indie pubbed and retains all 5.
Highly rec
THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is indie pubbed and retains all 5.
Highly rec
Hello, #Portfolioday! Illustrator in love with books here.
Soon to be illustrating the work of Lord Dunsany. I have the best publishers and authors, would love to work with you in 2026. thomassbrown.com
Soon to be illustrating the work of Lord Dunsany. I have the best publishers and authors, would love to work with you in 2026. thomassbrown.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tom has illustrated all the Pagham-on-Sea novels so far, and 1 of his 5 original illustrations was kept by @canelobooks.bsky.social for THE CROWS and another 1 of 5 kept for THIRTEENTH. So you'll see Tom's work in those editions!
THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is indie pubbed and retains all 5.
Highly rec
THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is indie pubbed and retains all 5.
Highly rec
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From Gaza, I send you all my love.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful end to the year.
We, too, deserve joy, despite everything we are going through.
If you have a place in your hearts for us, please support us with a small gift through GFM, to help me and my family.🫂💙
gofund.me/a0a540b8
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful end to the year.
We, too, deserve joy, despite everything we are going through.
If you have a place in your hearts for us, please support us with a small gift through GFM, to help me and my family.🫂💙
gofund.me/a0a540b8
December 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
From Gaza, I send you all my love.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful end to the year.
We, too, deserve joy, despite everything we are going through.
If you have a place in your hearts for us, please support us with a small gift through GFM, to help me and my family.🫂💙
gofund.me/a0a540b8
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful end to the year.
We, too, deserve joy, despite everything we are going through.
If you have a place in your hearts for us, please support us with a small gift through GFM, to help me and my family.🫂💙
gofund.me/a0a540b8
If you're able to give a holiday gift, please help Mitqual's family. If you can't, please share the link.
gofund.me/78acabc1
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December 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you're able to give a holiday gift, please help Mitqual's family. If you can't, please share the link.
gofund.me/78acabc1
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December 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Tom has illustrated all the Pagham-on-Sea novels so far, and 1 of his 5 original illustrations was kept by @canelobooks.bsky.social for THE CROWS and another 1 of 5 kept for THIRTEENTH. So you'll see Tom's work in those editions!
THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is indie pubbed and retains all 5.
Highly rec
THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is indie pubbed and retains all 5.
Highly rec
Hello, #Portfolioday! Illustrator in love with books here.
Soon to be illustrating the work of Lord Dunsany. I have the best publishers and authors, would love to work with you in 2026. thomassbrown.com
Soon to be illustrating the work of Lord Dunsany. I have the best publishers and authors, would love to work with you in 2026. thomassbrown.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tom has illustrated all the Pagham-on-Sea novels so far, and 1 of his 5 original illustrations was kept by @canelobooks.bsky.social for THE CROWS and another 1 of 5 kept for THIRTEENTH. So you'll see Tom's work in those editions!
THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is indie pubbed and retains all 5.
Highly rec
THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is indie pubbed and retains all 5.
Highly rec
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Hello, #Portfolioday! Illustrator in love with books here.
Soon to be illustrating the work of Lord Dunsany. I have the best publishers and authors, would love to work with you in 2026. thomassbrown.com
Soon to be illustrating the work of Lord Dunsany. I have the best publishers and authors, would love to work with you in 2026. thomassbrown.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Hello, #Portfolioday! Illustrator in love with books here.
Soon to be illustrating the work of Lord Dunsany. I have the best publishers and authors, would love to work with you in 2026. thomassbrown.com
Soon to be illustrating the work of Lord Dunsany. I have the best publishers and authors, would love to work with you in 2026. thomassbrown.com
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Myfamily of 15 is living in freezing cold without warm shelter,blankets, food,treatment
They are shivering now
Weurgently need atent,other basic necessities.They sleeping in open,in freezing cold
We trying raise £400 before it's too late😭🥶🙏
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They are shivering now
Weurgently need atent,other basic necessities.They sleeping in open,in freezing cold
We trying raise £400 before it's too late😭🥶🙏
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/Support-my-f...
December 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Myfamily of 15 is living in freezing cold without warm shelter,blankets, food,treatment
They are shivering now
Weurgently need atent,other basic necessities.They sleeping in open,in freezing cold
We trying raise £400 before it's too late😭🥶🙏
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/Support-my-f...
They are shivering now
Weurgently need atent,other basic necessities.They sleeping in open,in freezing cold
We trying raise £400 before it's too late😭🥶🙏
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/Support-my-f...
You know how Machen's stories are mainly about big cocks being a core memory
Blackwood definitely has a cat people thing. Like that's 2 stories now, one was a dog/wolf person but I've now had 2 cat people shifter ones.
Nature: shaggable? Scary? Scary but would shag?
Yes, I ruin everything
Blackwood definitely has a cat people thing. Like that's 2 stories now, one was a dog/wolf person but I've now had 2 cat people shifter ones.
Nature: shaggable? Scary? Scary but would shag?
Yes, I ruin everything
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
You know how Machen's stories are mainly about big cocks being a core memory
Blackwood definitely has a cat people thing. Like that's 2 stories now, one was a dog/wolf person but I've now had 2 cat people shifter ones.
Nature: shaggable? Scary? Scary but would shag?
Yes, I ruin everything
Blackwood definitely has a cat people thing. Like that's 2 stories now, one was a dog/wolf person but I've now had 2 cat people shifter ones.
Nature: shaggable? Scary? Scary but would shag?
Yes, I ruin everything
Villainous (possibly) musician friend to Hubbard: I literally hate you, you have ruined everything
Hubbard: what a fascinating chap it's the artistic temperament you know, one can do nothing but ignore it
Hubbard: what a fascinating chap it's the artistic temperament you know, one can do nothing but ignore it
If you want to try something other than Conan Doyle, and you like supernatural mysteries, Algernon Blackwood's Stephen Hubbard and John Silence are psychic Watson and Holmes, with similar dynamics; Hubbard is prone to ADHD manic hyperfixations (inc with his myterious European villainous friend).
December 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Villainous (possibly) musician friend to Hubbard: I literally hate you, you have ruined everything
Hubbard: what a fascinating chap it's the artistic temperament you know, one can do nothing but ignore it
Hubbard: what a fascinating chap it's the artistic temperament you know, one can do nothing but ignore it
If you want to try something other than Conan Doyle, and you like supernatural mysteries, Algernon Blackwood's Stephen Hubbard and John Silence are psychic Watson and Holmes, with similar dynamics; Hubbard is prone to ADHD manic hyperfixations (inc with his myterious European villainous friend).
December 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you want to try something other than Conan Doyle, and you like supernatural mysteries, Algernon Blackwood's Stephen Hubbard and John Silence are psychic Watson and Holmes, with similar dynamics; Hubbard is prone to ADHD manic hyperfixations (inc with his myterious European villainous friend).
Sales still on! Queer Fiction.
- #Smashwords End of Year Sale #EOYSale - all my books 50% off: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
And one book free: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
- Ko-Fi Box Set sale - RRP £29.90 to buy 11 eBooks individually, the bundle is £9.99 ko-fi.com/s/811fa7d3b0 🌈📚💙😱📚
- #Smashwords End of Year Sale #EOYSale - all my books 50% off: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
And one book free: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
- Ko-Fi Box Set sale - RRP £29.90 to buy 11 eBooks individually, the bundle is £9.99 ko-fi.com/s/811fa7d3b0 🌈📚💙😱📚
Complete eBook Box Set: Complete Book Bundle RRP £29.90 (epub/pdf files) - CM Rosens's Ko-fi Shop
This is a bundle of my books - minus THE CROWS and THIRTEENTH which are both now being sold by Canelo Books!
To buy each eBook individually would se...
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December 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sales still on! Queer Fiction.
- #Smashwords End of Year Sale #EOYSale - all my books 50% off: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
And one book free: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
- Ko-Fi Box Set sale - RRP £29.90 to buy 11 eBooks individually, the bundle is £9.99 ko-fi.com/s/811fa7d3b0 🌈📚💙😱📚
- #Smashwords End of Year Sale #EOYSale - all my books 50% off: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
And one book free: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
- Ko-Fi Box Set sale - RRP £29.90 to buy 11 eBooks individually, the bundle is £9.99 ko-fi.com/s/811fa7d3b0 🌈📚💙😱📚
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A reminder that the Indie Ink Awards is open for votes, and you're voting to get 10 books in each category in front of judges. YELEN & YELENA is up for 5 categories!
Voting is open until 31st Dec.
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
Voting is open until 31st Dec.
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
December 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A reminder that the Indie Ink Awards is open for votes, and you're voting to get 10 books in each category in front of judges. YELEN & YELENA is up for 5 categories!
Voting is open until 31st Dec.
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
Voting is open until 31st Dec.
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This is a good offer! You can get THE CROWS and/or THIRTEENTH on Bookshop.org UK btw...
it would cost me too much atm to go through the necessary steps to put my other print books on there (ISBNs and IngramSpark costs plus costs of absorbing potential stock returns) BUT: working on it.
it would cost me too much atm to go through the necessary steps to put my other print books on there (ISBNs and IngramSpark costs plus costs of absorbing potential stock returns) BUT: working on it.
There are plenty of sales and offers to be had over the coming days, but THIS offer keeps independent businesses thriving, rather than making a few billionaires a few billion richer.
Buy ANY book site-wide 26-29 December and you could win a £100 digital gift card! uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
Buy ANY book site-wide 26-29 December and you could win a £100 digital gift card! uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is a good offer! You can get THE CROWS and/or THIRTEENTH on Bookshop.org UK btw...
it would cost me too much atm to go through the necessary steps to put my other print books on there (ISBNs and IngramSpark costs plus costs of absorbing potential stock returns) BUT: working on it.
it would cost me too much atm to go through the necessary steps to put my other print books on there (ISBNs and IngramSpark costs plus costs of absorbing potential stock returns) BUT: working on it.
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There are plenty of sales and offers to be had over the coming days, but THIS offer keeps independent businesses thriving, rather than making a few billionaires a few billion richer.
Buy ANY book site-wide 26-29 December and you could win a £100 digital gift card! uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
Buy ANY book site-wide 26-29 December and you could win a £100 digital gift card! uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
There are plenty of sales and offers to be had over the coming days, but THIS offer keeps independent businesses thriving, rather than making a few billionaires a few billion richer.
Buy ANY book site-wide 26-29 December and you could win a £100 digital gift card! uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
Buy ANY book site-wide 26-29 December and you could win a £100 digital gift card! uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
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Find yourself some great titles in the #Smashwords End of Year Sale.
www.smashwords.com/sale
#queerbooks #booksale #booksky 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫
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#queerbooks #booksale #booksky 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Find yourself some great titles in the #Smashwords End of Year Sale.
www.smashwords.com/sale
#queerbooks #booksale #booksky 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫
www.smashwords.com/sale
#queerbooks #booksale #booksky 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫
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I have a sale of standalone books on itch-io, most of which are queer! Do check them out! Deeply discounted!
#booksky #queersky 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ 📦
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#booksky #queersky 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ 📦
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Winter Sale 2025 by Niranjan
A bundle by Niranjan, $15.00 for 32 games
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December 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I have a sale of standalone books on itch-io, most of which are queer! Do check them out! Deeply discounted!
#booksky #queersky 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ 📦
itch.io/s/176154/win...
#booksky #queersky 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ 📦
itch.io/s/176154/win...
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And another collaborator bites the dust.
Hey pals! We're not calling you out anymore for AI slop. You know how we feel, too many get defensive and mean, and it just boosts your slop in the algorithm. We're just quietly reassessing our relationship with you.
Hey pals! We're not calling you out anymore for AI slop. You know how we feel, too many get defensive and mean, and it just boosts your slop in the algorithm. We're just quietly reassessing our relationship with you.
December 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
And another collaborator bites the dust.
Hey pals! We're not calling you out anymore for AI slop. You know how we feel, too many get defensive and mean, and it just boosts your slop in the algorithm. We're just quietly reassessing our relationship with you.
Hey pals! We're not calling you out anymore for AI slop. You know how we feel, too many get defensive and mean, and it just boosts your slop in the algorithm. We're just quietly reassessing our relationship with you.
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Inside Mousa Broch on the now uninhabited island of Mousa in Shetland. Mousa Broch rises to 13m high and is both magnificent and awe inspiring. It is also by some margin the best preserved of Scotland's 500 or so brochs. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Shetland #Mousa
#Scotland #Shetland #Mousa
December 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Inside Mousa Broch on the now uninhabited island of Mousa in Shetland. Mousa Broch rises to 13m high and is both magnificent and awe inspiring. It is also by some margin the best preserved of Scotland's 500 or so brochs. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Shetland #Mousa
#Scotland #Shetland #Mousa
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Looking for a new film to watch? Chelsea Catherine has you covered! They review body horror The Substance. Check the site to read their thoughts!
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December 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Looking for a new film to watch? Chelsea Catherine has you covered! They review body horror The Substance. Check the site to read their thoughts!
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In case you need a refresher or haven't seen them yet, here are the submission guidelines for Letters to the Gods Left in Fireplaces' debut issue. 1/5
December 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
In case you need a refresher or haven't seen them yet, here are the submission guidelines for Letters to the Gods Left in Fireplaces' debut issue. 1/5