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em. rowene
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author of gay fantasy webserials. I have opinions about elves, holmes, & byronic heroes.
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I'm Emeric, author of two gay fantasy webserials that I share and publish at queerenigma.com.

Sign-ups are free, and new chapters release every other week.

🔮 FRACTURED MAGIC: a gothic fantasy with epic stakes

🔎 CASE FILES OF SHERIDAN BELL: a series of mysteries set in a world with magic & sídhe
An image titled "Fractured Magic, a queer fantasy web serial by em rowene." The image features an elven man in a dark coat standing in a city at night, holding a lantern aloft and looking suspiciously over his shoulder. "A penny dreadful for the modern reader! A thrilling tale for the masses! Read about a fallen hero's hunt for revenge and a bitter prince's quest to rescue his kidnapped king. These two estranged friends, almost - lovers are racing against Time and dead gods to get what they want. Will they make up and work together before it's too late?" A book cover titled "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium". It's an orange cover with a field of wheat in the background. A silver-haired sídhe man stands in the foreground, looking thoughtfully back at the viewer After Detective Bell's childhood friend Renna narrowly escapes death twice in one night, he suspects those were more than mere accidents—especially when a medium warns that ghosts cling to Renna, whispering for her to join them. But finding the culprit requires delving into Renna's past, and the young widow herself is hardly forthcoming with answers. The answer, Detective Bell believes, lies buried with Renna's late husband. Can he continue to dig, knowing he's unearthing secrets his dear friend wants hidden? Should what's dead truly stay dead?
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looking at my newest WIP and realizing I somehow wrote another story about loneliness
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November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Speaking of Sheridan Bell, there's a new chapter of Confession of a Medium out today!

In it, the renowned medium Celine Scott begins her public demonstration: will she prove herself just another fraud, or can she really reach the Otherworld?
The cover art for "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium" by Em Rowene. The silhouette of two dark crows is overlapping slightly with it and the words "New Chapter" repeat in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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I'm Emeric, author of two gay fantasy webserials that I share and publish at queerenigma.com.

Sign-ups are free, and new chapters release every other week.

🔮 FRACTURED MAGIC: a gothic fantasy with epic stakes

🔎 CASE FILES OF SHERIDAN BELL: a series of mysteries set in a world with magic & sídhe
An image titled "Fractured Magic, a queer fantasy web serial by em rowene." The image features an elven man in a dark coat standing in a city at night, holding a lantern aloft and looking suspiciously over his shoulder. "A penny dreadful for the modern reader! A thrilling tale for the masses! Read about a fallen hero's hunt for revenge and a bitter prince's quest to rescue his kidnapped king. These two estranged friends, almost - lovers are racing against Time and dead gods to get what they want. Will they make up and work together before it's too late?" A book cover titled "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium". It's an orange cover with a field of wheat in the background. A silver-haired sídhe man stands in the foreground, looking thoughtfully back at the viewer After Detective Bell's childhood friend Renna narrowly escapes death twice in one night, he suspects those were more than mere accidents—especially when a medium warns that ghosts cling to Renna, whispering for her to join them. But finding the culprit requires delving into Renna's past, and the young widow herself is hardly forthcoming with answers. The answer, Detective Bell believes, lies buried with Renna's late husband. Can he continue to dig, knowing he's unearthing secrets his dear friend wants hidden? Should what's dead truly stay dead?
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I wish I could share the whole séance, because the whole thing builds on itself into something (I hope is) very clever, but if I had to pick a single snippet:
An Ellipsus snippet that reads: "Mrs. Hale, do you have anything you would like to ask your husband?" "He's the one who dragged me up here. Shouldn't he have something to say to me?" This close, Henry could see the delicate furrow between the medium's brows. She hesitated again before raising the receiver to her mouth, but the lamp switched on before she could utter a word. "He says that he's very proud of you and—" Renna cut Celine off with a laugh, which seemed louder than usual in the dark, quiet ballroom. "My Perry?" she asked. "He would have been furious that I didn't go to the grave with him. If he wanted to tell me anything, it would be to take good care of his business." "I—" Celine began, unsure how to respond to that. "Ms. Scott, I would love to believe that my husband is in this room with us. I don't care what anyone here thinks of me for it; it's true," Renna continued, more earnestly than Henry thought he had ever heard her. "So please, prove to me that he is. Give me something real, because I want so badly to believe you that it hurts."
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Coining a new version of Checkov's Gun specifically for gothic horror. I'm calling it Erik's Chandelier.

If there's a chandelier, it must fall.
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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The meme of a guy with a butterfly and it says "Is this hope?"
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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And I love you, and all that is a part of you.
#art
Two men kissing. One of them is dark-skinned- donned in a furred cape, white shirt, a tool belt, black trousers and brown boots. He has long black hair. The other is wearing a tight harlequin type costume. He has shoulder length, wavy white hair and pale skin. They are surrounded by stars of many colors, leaves and dragons, and framed by a black frame with curling vines and red flowers. They depic Fitz and the Fool from realm of the elderlings.
October 20, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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US friends, please go vote today in local elections (I voted early by mail already). Fewer people turnout in smaller elections so your engagement really matters.
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY to Confession of a Medium!!

Mysteries are the BEST genre for serial fiction. With new chapters delivered every other week, you get to theorize and try to solve the mystery as you go - and discuss with other readers in the comments!

Sign up for FREE at queerenigma.com/case-files/
A trope map image with the words "Available now: Join the mystery. Read new chapters weekly." There is an image of the cover, which depicts a serious looking man with long silver hair and elf ears and the title "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium". Alongside the cover are several bullet points: mediums and séances, a bean sídhe's cry, an attempted murder, a wealthy widow, the Otherworld, and one private detective afraid for his friend's life.
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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[ #art #oc ]
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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emilyonhere.gay
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY to Confession of a Medium!!

Mysteries are the BEST genre for serial fiction. With new chapters delivered every other week, you get to theorize and try to solve the mystery as you go - and discuss with other readers in the comments!

Sign up for FREE at queerenigma.com/case-files/
A trope map image with the words "Available now: Join the mystery. Read new chapters weekly." There is an image of the cover, which depicts a serious looking man with long silver hair and elf ears and the title "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium". Alongside the cover are several bullet points: mediums and séances, a bean sídhe's cry, an attempted murder, a wealthy widow, the Otherworld, and one private detective afraid for his friend's life.
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Has anyone had it with subs where the "response time average" on moksha and the submission grinder response average are waaaayy off? 🤔 Which one is more likely to be accurate?
October 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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I know a lot of people (cough Millennials) feel like they need to START a thing, START a food bank, build a little free food pantry.

My friends, my loves, my dears.

Don't start.

JOIN.

These exist. They have community ties! They have some funding! Accountability! Regulations!
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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My business is my sole income at the moment, this mama is hustling and hustling HARD.

Every share means the world to me.

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October 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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All these people talking about how writing is dead, books are dead. Bullshit.

Corporations are attempting to exploit writers and turn them into marketers precisely because writing/books are NOT dead, because writers are good at what they do and people are hungry — will always be hungry—for stories.
February 4, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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there are so many things to do all the time (derogatory)
October 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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It's October! You want to read a spooky fun book! You want to read MY spooky fun book
mybook.to/GhostPunch1
Promo for Ghost Punch that has the covers of all three books. It reads "Shay can punch ghosts...but they punch back"
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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And so it BEGINS…
Tomorrow 10/24 at 3pm PST. 😌

Come get some vampire goodness I’ve been cooking for way too long 😅

Read episode one here:
vampirepyramidscheme.com/thearrangement

#webcomic #vampires #oc #queer #trans #bipocvampire
Text: The Arrangement (logo). Read the first Episode October 24th - 3pm PST. URL: vampirepyramidscheme.com/thearrangement Illustration of two vampires looking at the viewer, Harry, a blonde male wearing glasses stands in the foreground looking back. Sidney, A dark skinned vampire with curly hair wearing a gold headpiece and earrings, holds Harry’s neck gently. Both have blood dripping from their lips and are flashing fangs. Their eyes are red.
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Everything I received from @queerenigma.com’s giveaway!!! I can’t wait to read their book!! 🖤
October 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Good morning! Here is the full uncropped poster that I did for @realgdt.bsky.social for Frankenstein
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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WHAT: Sheridan Bell & the Confession of a Medium, an autumnal mystery featuring seances, the Otherworld, and an attempted murder.
WHEN: 10/30
WHERE: queerenigma.com

WHY: This mystery will be published as a serial, with new chapters every other week. Join the fun & solve the mystery as it comes out!
A vivid orange book cover with a solitary figure standing at the front: he has pale skin, long silver hair, freckles and red eyes. His expression is both threatening and thoughtful. Behind him are fields of golden wheat. The title reads: Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium, the Case Files of Sheridan Bell #2. A novella by Em Rowene.
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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WHAT: Sheridan Bell & the Confession of a Medium, an autumnal mystery featuring seances, the Otherworld, and an attempted murder.
WHEN: 10/30
WHERE: queerenigma.com

WHY: This mystery will be published as a serial, with new chapters every other week. Join the fun & solve the mystery as it comes out!
A vivid orange book cover with a solitary figure standing at the front: he has pale skin, long silver hair, freckles and red eyes. His expression is both threatening and thoughtful. Behind him are fields of golden wheat. The title reads: Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium, the Case Files of Sheridan Bell #2. A novella by Em Rowene.
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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littlestpersimmon.bsky.social
Happy Indigenous Peoples day, I am indigenous Isneg/Apayao through my mother, who is in need of help. please help me take care of my mama at trying to manage a progressive disease and helping extend her life through mutual aid and the miracle of modern medicine, please 🙇‍♂️
littlestpersimmon.bsky.social 🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · Sep 4
Thank you! Hey everyone, am an indigenous trans artist in the global south, in perpetual housing insecurity; also permanently disabled with nerve damage that impacts my movement. Id absolutely love if you guys could like my work, or buy a print or send me a tip 🌼 (comments)
October 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Long live the Intif@da!

#art #palestine #embroidery #trees #flower #arabic
October 28, 2024 at 8:45 PM