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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If you want a Dark Gothic Fantasy with hopepunk vibes, lush worldbuilding, Monster Sex, and aromantic rep, this one has all that and more.
Based on Beauty & the Beast, a darker version for adults only, with fungal rot plague, dead gods, cursed castles.
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Based on Beauty & the Beast, a darker version for adults only, with fungal rot plague, dead gods, cursed castles.
buy.bookfunnel.com/yaeabwh8zw
Not all curses can be broken
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Audio released serially on the Eldritch Girl Podcast from 19 Feb 2025: rss.com/podcasts/eldrit...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
If you want a Dark Gothic Fantasy with hopepunk vibes, lush worldbuilding, Monster Sex, and aromantic rep, this one has all that and more.
Based on Beauty & the Beast, a darker version for adults only, with fungal rot plague, dead gods, cursed castles.
buy.bookfunnel.com/yaeabwh8zw
Based on Beauty & the Beast, a darker version for adults only, with fungal rot plague, dead gods, cursed castles.
buy.bookfunnel.com/yaeabwh8zw
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Please watch this video if you can 🙏 It captures our daily reality, and even the tiniest support helps lighten our burden.
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ToDonate 👇🏻🙏
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December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Please watch this video if you can 🙏 It captures our daily reality, and even the tiniest support helps lighten our burden.
this video 💔👇🏻
drive.google.com/file/d/1k9_Y...
ToDonate 👇🏻🙏
tinyurl.com/StandwithFar...
this video 💔👇🏻
drive.google.com/file/d/1k9_Y...
ToDonate 👇🏻🙏
tinyurl.com/StandwithFar...
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I am beset by a cold, which means I am also beset once again by my dog’s home remedies
ME: *sneezing and nose-blowing*
MY DOG: Shall I administer my Patented Remedy for Sinus Congestion & Other Maladies of the Head?
ME: You mean when you stick your tongue up my nose and try to lick my brain?
MY DOG: Proven cure for what ails you. Guaranteed 100% effective or else I’ll do it again.
MY DOG: Shall I administer my Patented Remedy for Sinus Congestion & Other Maladies of the Head?
ME: You mean when you stick your tongue up my nose and try to lick my brain?
MY DOG: Proven cure for what ails you. Guaranteed 100% effective or else I’ll do it again.
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I am beset by a cold, which means I am also beset once again by my dog’s home remedies
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All help for Ahmed deeply appreciated.
chuffed.org/project/1426...
chuffed.org/project/1426...
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
All help for Ahmed deeply appreciated.
chuffed.org/project/1426...
chuffed.org/project/1426...
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#WeKeepTelling is back on 7 December at 7 pm GMT! Tickets are free, donations are encouraged & welcome. These readings have been called medicinal, so get yourself some much needed medicine to soothe your weary soul. Take a breath, listen to beautiful Palestinian poetry & prose.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#WeKeepTelling is back on 7 December at 7 pm GMT! Tickets are free, donations are encouraged & welcome. These readings have been called medicinal, so get yourself some much needed medicine to soothe your weary soul. Take a breath, listen to beautiful Palestinian poetry & prose.
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The sjoufert is a fiery ghost in Flemish folklore who often appears near swamps. In one tale, people who lived near a swamp whistled at him. They fled into their house as the very angry ghost flew behind them. He left four paw prints on their door that never disappeared.
#PhantomsFriday
#PhantomsFriday
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The sjoufert is a fiery ghost in Flemish folklore who often appears near swamps. In one tale, people who lived near a swamp whistled at him. They fled into their house as the very angry ghost flew behind them. He left four paw prints on their door that never disappeared.
#PhantomsFriday
#PhantomsFriday
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Skeleton dance! A classic for any season, available as prints, cases, scarves, etc..
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Skeleton Dance — blue by tanaudel | Redbubble
Skeletons take to the floor
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December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Skeleton dance! A classic for any season, available as prints, cases, scarves, etc..
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1262...
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1262...
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A challenge for us. You know Ruaa (now DELETED, itsmeio.bsky.social) relies on this app to feed her family. Asking for help was already so degrading + she barely has internet. So...how many $5 weekly pledges can we get by Friday to ensure help even when banned?
#SaveRuaa chuffed.org/project/help...
#SaveRuaa chuffed.org/project/help...
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A challenge for us. You know Ruaa (now DELETED, itsmeio.bsky.social) relies on this app to feed her family. Asking for help was already so degrading + she barely has internet. So...how many $5 weekly pledges can we get by Friday to ensure help even when banned?
#SaveRuaa chuffed.org/project/help...
#SaveRuaa chuffed.org/project/help...
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I am beset by a cold, which means I am also beset once again by my dog’s home remedies
ME: *sneezing and nose-blowing*
MY DOG: Shall I administer my Patented Remedy for Sinus Congestion & Other Maladies of the Head?
ME: You mean when you stick your tongue up my nose and try to lick my brain?
MY DOG: Proven cure for what ails you. Guaranteed 100% effective or else I’ll do it again.
MY DOG: Shall I administer my Patented Remedy for Sinus Congestion & Other Maladies of the Head?
ME: You mean when you stick your tongue up my nose and try to lick my brain?
MY DOG: Proven cure for what ails you. Guaranteed 100% effective or else I’ll do it again.
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I am beset by a cold, which means I am also beset once again by my dog’s home remedies
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Super excited to be a part of Horror Not Hate!
Proceeds will go to supporting LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant rights.
Many many thanks to @jmbrandt.bsky.social for letting me contribute some monsters!
Proceeds will go to supporting LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant rights.
Many many thanks to @jmbrandt.bsky.social for letting me contribute some monsters!
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Super excited to be a part of Horror Not Hate!
Proceeds will go to supporting LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant rights.
Many many thanks to @jmbrandt.bsky.social for letting me contribute some monsters!
Proceeds will go to supporting LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant rights.
Many many thanks to @jmbrandt.bsky.social for letting me contribute some monsters!
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Viewers/readers/players anticipating your plot twists in advance is GOOD ACTUALLY.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.
sorry for the yelling but holy shit
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.
sorry for the yelling but holy shit
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Viewers/readers/players anticipating your plot twists in advance is GOOD ACTUALLY.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.
sorry for the yelling but holy shit
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.
sorry for the yelling but holy shit
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Another, not so subtle, reminder that it is #PhantomsFriday again tomorrow. So, please do join in with posts on all things #ghost - #folklore; #legends; haunted sites and experiences; art; poetry; extracts from stories; interesting artefacts... I look forward to all materialisations.
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Another, not so subtle, reminder that it is #PhantomsFriday again tomorrow. So, please do join in with posts on all things #ghost - #folklore; #legends; haunted sites and experiences; art; poetry; extracts from stories; interesting artefacts... I look forward to all materialisations.
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I long for an aggressively liberal party that rejects the very premise of Republicanism instead of one that thinks we can negotiate with it to obtain a softer landing into staggering inequality, environmental destruction, and a race to the bottom in every part of society.
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I long for an aggressively liberal party that rejects the very premise of Republicanism instead of one that thinks we can negotiate with it to obtain a softer landing into staggering inequality, environmental destruction, and a race to the bottom in every part of society.
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For over a decade, Harrison Apple has worked to preserve the city’s queer past. This year, Apple continued their efforts as co-founder of the Pittsburgh Queer History Project (PQHP)...
Pittsburgh’s People of Year 2025 — Visual Art: Harrison Apple
Queer history has undergone more than its fair share of erasure, including in Pittsburgh. Local bars, clubs, and other spaces that, over the decades, served as safe havens for the city’s LGBTQ populat...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
For over a decade, Harrison Apple has worked to preserve the city’s queer past. This year, Apple continued their efforts as co-founder of the Pittsburgh Queer History Project (PQHP)...
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It's #ReadPalestine week, we encourage everyone to read in an act of solidarity with Palestinian writers and stories.
AFSC has released two books featuring the writings of Palestinian writers including Refaat Alareer, and testimonies from Palestinians in the midst of genocide.
AFSC has released two books featuring the writings of Palestinian writers including Refaat Alareer, and testimonies from Palestinians in the midst of genocide.
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's #ReadPalestine week, we encourage everyone to read in an act of solidarity with Palestinian writers and stories.
AFSC has released two books featuring the writings of Palestinian writers including Refaat Alareer, and testimonies from Palestinians in the midst of genocide.
AFSC has released two books featuring the writings of Palestinian writers including Refaat Alareer, and testimonies from Palestinians in the midst of genocide.
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Please signal boost. Need a wheelchair tech who can help troubleshoot in Silver Spring, MD.
My wheelchair won't turn on and a wheelchair technician won't be available until the 15th...
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Please signal boost. Need a wheelchair tech who can help troubleshoot in Silver Spring, MD.
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Heartless
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#darkart #spookyart #horrorart #art #artist #creature #heartless #deathanxiety #horror #scary #buymyart #artshare
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#darkart #spookyart #horrorart #art #artist #creature #heartless #deathanxiety #horror #scary #buymyart #artshare
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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It’s just me, BAROQUE THEATRE SCENIC SKELETON, bitches!
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It’s just me, BAROQUE THEATRE SCENIC SKELETON, bitches!
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Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."
January 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."
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Just 16 hours to go on this! I rounded out the length of my participation by a couple hours; the BFCD sale at large itself is set to end earlier, if you want to browse other people's stuff as well!
Still a few days to get my stuff cheap!
•A novella about a goth who bites a vampire and breaks into a research institute to save a werewolf kid
•A story about a couple werewolf dykes killing nazis for appropriating werewolf iconography
•A short about a retired lesbian finding a vampire in her garden
•A novella about a goth who bites a vampire and breaks into a research institute to save a werewolf kid
•A story about a couple werewolf dykes killing nazis for appropriating werewolf iconography
•A short about a retired lesbian finding a vampire in her garden
Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Vex Corvine
A bundle by Vex Corvine, $2.53 for Minty Fresh: A Vampire Pulp Novella, Phytophthora Nosferatu, Morning, Sunshine: A Werewolf Pulp Story
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December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just 16 hours to go on this! I rounded out the length of my participation by a couple hours; the BFCD sale at large itself is set to end earlier, if you want to browse other people's stuff as well!
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'Ghost Trap'
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#darkart #spookyart #horrorart #art #artist #creature #ghost #paranormal #deathanxiety #horror #scary #buymyart #artshare
ko-fi.com/owllog
#darkart #spookyart #horrorart #art #artist #creature #ghost #paranormal #deathanxiety #horror #scary #buymyart #artshare
December 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM