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Van Rose
@vanrosewrites.bsky.social
Poet. Disabled. ACEs survivor. Adult writing dark themes.
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Greetings, fellow humans. My name is Van Rose and I'm a disabled, trans, dark/horror poet. Diagnosed with CPTSD, ADHD, depression, and anxiety (self-diagnosed autism). With my poetry, I share my experiences with trauma.

Check out the link for where you can find me!

vanrosewrites.carrd.co
Chaotic Ramblings
Dark, horror, weird poetry and prose
vanrosewrites.carrd.co
I fucked up. I got my dog so used to laying velcroed at my side, now when I try to do anything that doesn't allow her that, she gets quite insistent and disruptive that I allow her back by my side.

It's nice for when I'm a depressed potato on the couch, not so much when I'm actually doing things.
January 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Been a few days since I posted. I'm still alive, just mental health stuff kicking my butt.
January 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The only thing I will say about 2024 is that I learned a lot about myself and my capabilities, that I matter and being gentle with myself is so important. That past mistakes aren't all I am and there's always room for growth. That I survived and I'll be okay. 1/2
January 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Hey, look! I'm starting a newsletter and need subscribers! If you want insights into my poetry collections, blog updates, musings, recs, horror interests, and whatever else takes over my mind, clicky the linky.

Fellow authors, wanna do a swap? Let me know!
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Chaotic Nuggets
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December 31, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Trauma as a child is different from trauma as an adult. As a child, there's less chances for a mistake on my end to get thrown back at me. As an adult, the chances are plentiful, the repercussions for speaking out more terrifying.
December 31, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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December 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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The Ritual, digital, based on the book by the same name by Adam Nevill.

The last black goat of the woods.
December 27, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Got another fountain pen, this time a Lamy. 😁
December 27, 2024 at 9:22 PM
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Protectress is almost free!
December 20, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Apparently the fountain pen enthusiasts all hang out on Bluesky. 😂👋
December 26, 2024 at 9:10 PM
I was gifted a Pilot fountain pen for Christmas. I'm excited to write poetry with it.
December 26, 2024 at 12:02 AM
You won't eat me
You hungry, hungry cannibal
I never feed the animals

- Cannibal by Naethan Apollo
December 23, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Me: *potatoes*
My notes: tits and heads grow, honey flows, the final form
December 21, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Wtf November is over. Where did the month go?
November 30, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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You're not an aspiring author.

You're an author with aspirations.

It's different 🖤
November 30, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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If you see this, post fungi
November 30, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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The Book of Queer Saints Volume II, edited by @maeisafraid.bsky.social
A murderers' row of the best, angriest and least-hinged voices in queer horror today
Also I'm in it, but I'm surrounded by fantastic stories!
November 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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The meme I didn't know I needed
November 29, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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Both my books are on deep sales for Black Friday through the end of Monday, Dec. 2, on Amazon.

If you like spooky things, make sure to check out The Roots Grow Into the Earth.

Alternatively, if you want some raw poetry about surviving emotional abuse, go grab a copy of a broken vase, envenomed.
November 29, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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I need more people to read more original books, especially indie trans books, especially as censorship gets worse. Don’t let your prose-reading brain get smaller, man. Don’t let your muscles atrophy. Reading is so fucking important. If you can’t give your trans peers money, at least read our books.
November 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM
It's a good writing day. And I've learned that when I write something exceptional and/or have a good idea, it sparks the dopamine and makes me feel productive. So I'm gonna take a writing break and channel that productivity into some cleaning.
November 29, 2024 at 5:48 PM
That feeling when you write a really good line of poetry and want to share it, but also want to guard it and keep it hidden until published.
November 29, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Stretching that poetic prose muscle. 🤌
November 29, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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I made a horror art starter pack for all the newcomers!
It contains a treasure trove of cool artists to follow. It includes a bunch of smaller accounts I love, go give them some support!
go.bsky.app/73vzeaV
November 7, 2024 at 2:45 AM
"Now I know what two blood fat cocks slapping hands feel like, so thank you for that."

*wheeze*
#InterviewWithTheVampire
November 28, 2024 at 1:03 AM