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Quill Black (they, them)
@quillblackofficial.bsky.social
✍️ Writer | 🎲 TTRPG goblin
🛠️ Queer • Trans • Non-binary Butch
🌌 Sci-fi/fantasy, urban fantasy & now cozy horror
🌱 Bilingual case manager by day, monster hugger by night
This dog and I rocked the 9 Mile Garden pop up market in St. Louis. It was a blast.

#pugs #queer #st.louis #9milegarden
May 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I went for a city hike and it looked like this but my city face got eaten my mosquitos.
#hiking #st.Louis #mosquitos
May 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Ooh! My job sent me on a burn out retreat and it’s gorgeous and I’m working on my next queer horror “The Exorcism of Elden Vale.”

#casemanagement #burnout #queer #horror #shortstories
May 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m not a fan of constant rain and chilliness especially in May but the plants and green stuff love it, so I guess it’s worth it.

#flowers #photography #rain
May 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
At a friend’s house and met a 17 year old cat who emotionally supported me coming out completely yesterday. No more hiding. #trans #queer #nonbinary #catsofbluesky #torties
May 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I’m recovering from a weather induced migraine today. I needed a pick-me-up and this happened.

#pug #rescuedog #dogsofinstagram
April 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I finished the first draft of my queer horror short story. It’s a gothic horror. I’ll be editing it this week. Know any publications I should send it to?

#gothichorror #shortstory #queer #writing #editing
April 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I’ve got a working title for my Sapphic Horror short story,”Ain’t No Court Here.”

What do you think?

#queer #writing #shortstory

Image is not for monetary purposes but fun
April 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Writing a short queer horror story know any good publications I can send it to when it’s ready?

#writing #shortstories #horror #queer
April 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yes…I’m writing. No, I can’t tell you about it. Yes, you can find it on the internet. Yup it’s erotica.

#writing #erotica #havingtoomuchfun
April 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It’s a broken hearted lonely fire. Break ups suck.
April 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Took my dogs for a walk in the park. I think they had fun lol!

#dogsofbluesky #pugs #reacuedogs
March 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Rainy days and staying warm in an old cold apartment.

#pupsofbluesky #pugs #rescues #puppycuddles
March 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Let the Monsters Stay — a personal reflection on identity, horror, queerness, and becoming the butch monster I was meant to be.

About growing up afraid of yourself—and learning to build something softer from the fear.

#CozyHorror #QueerWriting #ButchJoy #LGBTQIA #PersonalEssay
Let the Monsters Stay
What if the happy ending isn’t turning back into a person — it’s being accepted as the creature you’ve become?
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March 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Replaying BG3 as the butchiest half orc is hilarious. Her love interest is Lae'zel, who she subdued in their hot little encounter. Protector of the small, defeater of bullies, and can have a sharp tongue, sorry, Gale. It's not you. She just doesn't like guys or magic!
March 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My homebrew ttrpg campaign Tales of the Retro ‘Verse is set in the same time, ‘80’s and place as Strawberries, Secrets, and Werewolves, my book.

Do your streams ever cross, writers? (Yes that’s a ghostbuster reference and I’m that old.

#writercommunity #ttrpg #paranormal #cozy #lesbian #books
March 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’m a case manager by day and a queer cozy fiction writer by night.

Both jobs involve chasing people down and wondering where the last hour went.

This week’s been full of finding baby clothes and maybe a little werewolf romance on the side.

#CozyWriter #CaseManagerBrain #TalesFromTheField
March 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Wrote a thing about beer, trauma, and monsters that want hugs not pitchforks.
It’s not a metaphor. It’s my blog.

🐺✨ Cozy horror. Queer healing. Found family with fangs.
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#CozyHorror #QueerWriters #LGBTQFiction #WritingCommunity #ButchWerewolves #MonstersWithFeelings
March 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm back on Medium if you want in depth behind the scenes action on Strawberries, Secrets, and Werewolves and whatever else I'm up to!

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(Image is AI-generated (non-commercial). Just a vibe piece. If you’ve got thoughts or feelings about that—DMs are open, happy to talk.)
Cozy Horror: The Genre I Needed
Horror was my comfort food in a house full of chaos. Vampires, witches, demons — those stories had rules. Power, pain, transformation…
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March 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Currently writing about:

A flannel-wearing werewolf veteran

A kombucha-loving ex-lawyer

A camp full of cryptids, secrets, and second chances

It’s cozy. It’s queer. There’s slime.

#amwriting #QueerStories #WIP
March 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’m on my second draft of Strawberries, Secrets, and Werewolves my cozy paranormal. I’m into chapter 3 and navigating my first side trans character that is based on a personality of a dear friend.

#queer #cozyqueerbook #editinf #writing
March 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Painting some dnd figures for friends. The Aurumvorax is still early and did some detailing on Glen the retired warrior baker. Messed up his eyes now he is a bit gothy.

#dnd #paintingminis #ttrpg
March 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Painting some dnd figures for friends. The Aurumvorax is still early and did some detailing on Glen the retired warrior baker. Messed up his eyes now he is a bit gothy.

#dnd #paintingminis #ttrpg
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Thoughts?

Savannah a hardened werewolf turned reluctant camp owner teams up with Luna, an ex-lawyer chasing a fresh start, and together they uncover a sinister secret beneath a toxic lagoon that forces them to confront their pasts, protect their community, and possibly ignite an unexpected romance
March 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Working from home can be challenging with these chaos gremlins but worth it.
#dogs #workfromhome
March 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM