Rose Ciesla
@roseciesla.bsky.social
sff/romance writer - sometimes a librarian - reader for Diabolical Plots - very specific - partly titanium - rep: Ashley Reisinger @ Triada US - http://roseciesla.com
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Rose Ciesla
@roseciesla.bsky.social
· Mar 15
That's right! Archive of the Odd Issue #5: Cogito Error, featuring Necromancy is an MLM: A Thread by ✨@roseciesla.bsky.social✨is coming March 15th!
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Keep an eye on our page, babes! 💋
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Keep an eye on our page, babes! 💋
Oh hello there. If you've ever wanted to:
Set your own work hours 🕰️
Own your own boss babe business 💪
Raise the dead 🧟♀️🧟♀️🧟♀️
✨THRIVE✨
Then boy do I have a story for you, and it's out TODAY!:
Set your own work hours 🕰️
Own your own boss babe business 💪
Raise the dead 🧟♀️🧟♀️🧟♀️
✨THRIVE✨
Then boy do I have a story for you, and it's out TODAY!:
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it's award nomination season! here is my award eligibility post for 2025. I had one short story out, and I'm so proud of this queer cyberpunk/anti-corporation piece.
🌆"To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" by V.M. Ayala - Lightspeed, Aug 2025 (Issue 183)
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a...
🌆"To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" by V.M. Ayala - Lightspeed, Aug 2025 (Issue 183)
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a...
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
it's award nomination season! here is my award eligibility post for 2025. I had one short story out, and I'm so proud of this queer cyberpunk/anti-corporation piece.
🌆"To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" by V.M. Ayala - Lightspeed, Aug 2025 (Issue 183)
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a...
🌆"To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" by V.M. Ayala - Lightspeed, Aug 2025 (Issue 183)
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a...
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I've been enjoying writing my newsletter again, and I think other people have enjoyed it too? If you'd like some short thoughts about sentences and writing, you can sign up at my website to be in time for the next one: guanun.com
Guan
guanun.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I've been enjoying writing my newsletter again, and I think other people have enjoyed it too? If you'd like some short thoughts about sentences and writing, you can sign up at my website to be in time for the next one: guanun.com
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There were so many wonderful pitches for #DVpit yesterday, and I know I missed plenty. If you didn't receive a like but think your project could be a good fit for me, please feel free to send your query and first 10 pages to ashley@triadaus.com!
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...
Ashley Reisinger – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There were so many wonderful pitches for #DVpit yesterday, and I know I missed plenty. If you didn't receive a like but think your project could be a good fit for me, please feel free to send your query and first 10 pages to ashley@triadaus.com!
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...
I have never seen The Matrix. Yes, really. I did try to watch it recently but it was too painful--every bone fragment of that film has been referenced and parodied to death. I'd already seen it in pastiched pieces.
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I have never seen The Matrix. Yes, really. I did try to watch it recently but it was too painful--every bone fragment of that film has been referenced and parodied to death. I'd already seen it in pastiched pieces.
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Happening in an hour and 24m ahhhhh flights-of-foundry.org to register and hear me sneak a preview of my novel-in-progress and a story about pawn shops and space soldiers and all the things hidden just beneath the surface
September 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Happening in an hour and 24m ahhhhh flights-of-foundry.org to register and hear me sneak a preview of my novel-in-progress and a story about pawn shops and space soldiers and all the things hidden just beneath the surface
I am doing a reading on Saturday at 7pm ET at Flights of Foundry. Here is a graphic to entice you to attend.
September 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I am doing a reading on Saturday at 7pm ET at Flights of Foundry. Here is a graphic to entice you to attend.
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Did you KNOW Flights of Foundry has a direct sign-up sheet for the workshops and chill-n-chats that didn't get filled up by the lottery? And in fact, there are a LOT of seats open in a lot of cool sessions. Register and then mosy on over to the program and sign up!
flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
a rainbow colored shooting star with the words " do you know " in the background
Alt: a rainbow colored shooting star with the words " the more you know " above the rainbow
media.tenor.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Did you KNOW Flights of Foundry has a direct sign-up sheet for the workshops and chill-n-chats that didn't get filled up by the lottery? And in fact, there are a LOT of seats open in a lot of cool sessions. Register and then mosy on over to the program and sign up!
flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
I'm teaching a class on basic story structure at the fabulous Write Space in Orange, NJ on October 21st from 7-9pm--more info and signup: bit.ly/4296vX0
September 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I'm teaching a class on basic story structure at the fabulous Write Space in Orange, NJ on October 21st from 7-9pm--more info and signup: bit.ly/4296vX0
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"To save face, turn away from the sun. Turn away from the spatter of cold rain against the cheek…" www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/safe... Out today for everyone in @nightmare-magazine.com
Safe Face - Nightmare Magazine
To save face, turn away from the sun. Turn away from the spatter of cold rain against the cheek, away from the hard light of the moon at its roundest, away from the snow-flecked wind, away from the ba...
www.nightmare-magazine.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"To save face, turn away from the sun. Turn away from the spatter of cold rain against the cheek…" www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/safe... Out today for everyone in @nightmare-magazine.com
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Calling all Flights of Foundry Flock!
We're looking for volunteers! It takes a lot run a convention. Want to see behind the curtain, meet cool people, and be a part of what makes FoF great? We have several different roles and we'll teach you what to do.
flights-of-foundry.o...
We're looking for volunteers! It takes a lot run a convention. Want to see behind the curtain, meet cool people, and be a part of what makes FoF great? We have several different roles and we'll teach you what to do.
flights-of-foundry.o...
September 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Calling all Flights of Foundry Flock!
We're looking for volunteers! It takes a lot run a convention. Want to see behind the curtain, meet cool people, and be a part of what makes FoF great? We have several different roles and we'll teach you what to do.
flights-of-foundry.o...
We're looking for volunteers! It takes a lot run a convention. Want to see behind the curtain, meet cool people, and be a part of what makes FoF great? We have several different roles and we'll teach you what to do.
flights-of-foundry.o...
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If you're attending Flights of Foundry and want to swing by our tech check, our schedule is up!
flights-of-foundry.o...
flights-of-foundry.o...
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you're attending Flights of Foundry and want to swing by our tech check, our schedule is up!
flights-of-foundry.o...
flights-of-foundry.o...
Los Espookys. For the love of all that is good, will someone else please watch this show, I swear it is not a fever dream (although it kind of is)
Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.
What's yours?
What's yours?
September 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Los Espookys. For the love of all that is good, will someone else please watch this show, I swear it is not a fever dream (although it kind of is)
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You know what's even BETTER than attending or speaking at Flights of Foundry? Helping out behind the scenes. We have lots of niches for lots of folks, and I promise it's fun!
flights-of-foundry.org/volunteer/
flights-of-foundry.org/volunteer/
September 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
You know what's even BETTER than attending or speaking at Flights of Foundry? Helping out behind the scenes. We have lots of niches for lots of folks, and I promise it's fun!
flights-of-foundry.org/volunteer/
flights-of-foundry.org/volunteer/
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My flash "The Last Items of the Forgotten Hero" is free to read @flashfictiononline.bsky.social today! What happens after a hero grows old ... and has to babysit his granddaughter? (My first reprint!)
The Last Items of the Forgotten Hero, or The Grandchild’s First Dragon
Thirty years after the War of Broken Crowns and the fall of the White-Gold King: Sun-Li had a new adversary to face.“So what do you like to do?” he asked his granddaughter, Antha.Antha had been rid…
www.flashfictiononline.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My flash "The Last Items of the Forgotten Hero" is free to read @flashfictiononline.bsky.social today! What happens after a hero grows old ... and has to babysit his granddaughter? (My first reprint!)
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Do you like NASA? And elves? I'm going to be GMing the official NASA one-shot, The Lost Universe at Flights of Foundry!
It's virtual and free to attend. So if you want to come hang out on Saturday, 9/27 and roll some dice, sign up for it with via the lottery.
flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
It's virtual and free to attend. So if you want to come hang out on Saturday, 9/27 and roll some dice, sign up for it with via the lottery.
flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
September 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Do you like NASA? And elves? I'm going to be GMing the official NASA one-shot, The Lost Universe at Flights of Foundry!
It's virtual and free to attend. So if you want to come hang out on Saturday, 9/27 and roll some dice, sign up for it with via the lottery.
flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
It's virtual and free to attend. So if you want to come hang out on Saturday, 9/27 and roll some dice, sign up for it with via the lottery.
flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
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I am doing a reading! Of a story that is in the form of a Twitter thread! How will I orchestrate this? Better attend and find out!
It's finally September! Do you know what that means???
Flights of Foundry is THIS MONTH.
Register: flights-of-foundry.o...
Let's gooooo! 🪽🪽🪽
Flights of Foundry is THIS MONTH.
Register: flights-of-foundry.o...
Let's gooooo! 🪽🪽🪽
September 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I am doing a reading! Of a story that is in the form of a Twitter thread! How will I orchestrate this? Better attend and find out!
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I'm in this! With a little fabulist story about bird mom problems aka what happens when you have an immigrant parent and the choice to assimilate is made for you.
The new issue is out! We are storytelling animals, always have been, always will be. This issue is proof that stories still mean something in our world.
www.lunastationquart...
#ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines
www.lunastationquart...
#ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines
September 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm in this! With a little fabulist story about bird mom problems aka what happens when you have an immigrant parent and the choice to assimilate is made for you.
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As of a few weeks ago, I am no longer with Bad Egg. Grateful for the amazing creators I worked with during my time there.
I'm freelance editing/writing, excited for my work with life(and death)line comics. I am open for the right fulltime editorial role for me and who I am as a person/creative.
I'm freelance editing/writing, excited for my work with life(and death)line comics. I am open for the right fulltime editorial role for me and who I am as a person/creative.
August 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
As of a few weeks ago, I am no longer with Bad Egg. Grateful for the amazing creators I worked with during my time there.
I'm freelance editing/writing, excited for my work with life(and death)line comics. I am open for the right fulltime editorial role for me and who I am as a person/creative.
I'm freelance editing/writing, excited for my work with life(and death)line comics. I am open for the right fulltime editorial role for me and who I am as a person/creative.
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Would you care for a queer cyberpunk short story in these trying times? Because hi yes "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" is out for free now at @lightspeedmagazine.com ✨
This story means a lot to me and I'm glad it found such an amazing home 😭💜
🌆 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a... 🌆
This story means a lot to me and I'm glad it found such an amazing home 😭💜
🌆 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a... 🌆
To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter - Lightspeed Magazine
Zan’s supervisor tossed the glass square onto their rusting desk. A glass-rendered construct of a silver ticket hovered in the air, text shimmering. Zan held their breath as they re-read it until they were sure their credentials were correct.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Would you care for a queer cyberpunk short story in these trying times? Because hi yes "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" is out for free now at @lightspeedmagazine.com ✨
This story means a lot to me and I'm glad it found such an amazing home 😭💜
🌆 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a... 🌆
This story means a lot to me and I'm glad it found such an amazing home 😭💜
🌆 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a... 🌆
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FUNeral Home is now LIVE on Kickstarter! 💜🔫🩸🏳️🌈
A one-shot comic about sapphic assassins who bury people for a living...twice! It's not burying your gays if your gays are burying everyone.
From me & @fellhound.bsky.social @longtalljodie.com Kiela Sibal @heatherantos.bsky.social
A one-shot comic about sapphic assassins who bury people for a living...twice! It's not burying your gays if your gays are burying everyone.
From me & @fellhound.bsky.social @longtalljodie.com Kiela Sibal @heatherantos.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
FUNeral Home is now LIVE on Kickstarter! 💜🔫🩸🏳️🌈
A one-shot comic about sapphic assassins who bury people for a living...twice! It's not burying your gays if your gays are burying everyone.
From me & @fellhound.bsky.social @longtalljodie.com Kiela Sibal @heatherantos.bsky.social
A one-shot comic about sapphic assassins who bury people for a living...twice! It's not burying your gays if your gays are burying everyone.
From me & @fellhound.bsky.social @longtalljodie.com Kiela Sibal @heatherantos.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you attended:
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings
- Beth Gibbons
- Robyn Hitchcock (twice)
- The Big Star Quintet
Neko Case is next, maybe Blush
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings
- Beth Gibbons
- Robyn Hitchcock (twice)
- The Big Star Quintet
Neko Case is next, maybe Blush
introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you attended:
- Hozier
- Kiddo's band concert
- Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals
- Khruangbin x3
- Hermanos Gutierrez
Upcoming: Polyrhythmics, maybe TMBG
- Hozier
- Kiddo's band concert
- Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals
- Khruangbin x3
- Hermanos Gutierrez
Upcoming: Polyrhythmics, maybe TMBG
introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you attended:
- Symphony: Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony
- Symphony: Stravinsky Firebird Suite
- Bauhaus
- Symphony: Beethoven's Pastoral
- Amon Amarth / Sabaton
- Symphony: Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony
- Symphony: Stravinsky Firebird Suite
- Bauhaus
- Symphony: Beethoven's Pastoral
- Amon Amarth / Sabaton
August 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you attended:
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings
- Beth Gibbons
- Robyn Hitchcock (twice)
- The Big Star Quintet
Neko Case is next, maybe Blush
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings
- Beth Gibbons
- Robyn Hitchcock (twice)
- The Big Star Quintet
Neko Case is next, maybe Blush
The perfect ttrpg doesn't exi--
Raccoons with Lockpicks is finally here! It's a tiny little TTRPG where you can pull a heist! As a raccoon! 4 out of 5 of my playtest games ended with something on fire, all of them ended with chaos.
It's free, and you only need 2d6 to start playing.
#1pRPGjam
kate-ravenna.itch.io/raccoons
It's free, and you only need 2d6 to start playing.
#1pRPGjam
kate-ravenna.itch.io/raccoons
Raccoons with Lockpicks by Kate Ravenna
Play as mischievous raccoons with lockpicks in a little heist RPG with narrative dice.
kate-ravenna.itch.io
August 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The perfect ttrpg doesn't exi--
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It's not burying your gays if your gays are burying everyone.
FUNeral Home 💀🔫🩸🏳️🌈
A oneshot comic about sapphic assassins who bury people for a living...twice!
From me & @fellhound.bsky.social with @longtalljodie.com and Kiela Sibal.
More FUN coming soon...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cer...
FUNeral Home 💀🔫🩸🏳️🌈
A oneshot comic about sapphic assassins who bury people for a living...twice!
From me & @fellhound.bsky.social with @longtalljodie.com and Kiela Sibal.
More FUN coming soon...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cer...
Coming soon: FUNeral Home: a 30 Page One-Shot Comic
A story about chosen family, processing grief, and sapphic assassins. It's not burying your gays if your gays are burying everyone.
www.kickstarter.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's not burying your gays if your gays are burying everyone.
FUNeral Home 💀🔫🩸🏳️🌈
A oneshot comic about sapphic assassins who bury people for a living...twice!
From me & @fellhound.bsky.social with @longtalljodie.com and Kiela Sibal.
More FUN coming soon...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cer...
FUNeral Home 💀🔫🩸🏳️🌈
A oneshot comic about sapphic assassins who bury people for a living...twice!
From me & @fellhound.bsky.social with @longtalljodie.com and Kiela Sibal.
More FUN coming soon...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cer...