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B. Rae “Rusty” Grosz

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She/They. Pittsburgh-born writer, researcher, and aspiring bog body. Host of the #MorbidMarch and #13MorbidMondays events at @morbidimagining.bsky.social. Greyromantic. Anti-AI. You can support my work via ko-fi.com/braegrosz.

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B. Rae “Rusty” Grosz @braegrosz.com · 4h
🧵CW: harassment I’m waiting at a bus stop. Alone. At night. A man comes up to me, reeking of whisky and trying to flirt. Under normal circumstances, I’d opt to walk home before he gets too close and exit stage right, right quick. But this night, I’m recovering from an episode of severe back spasms.
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Paul Jessup @pauljessup.com · 7h
Hey check it out! I was interviewed for Culture Shock: State of the Arts, a local Erie podcast recorded at their PBS/NPR station. Really great conversation. cultureshockthestateofthearts.transistor.fm/episodes/004...
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Culture Shock: The State of the Arts | #004 Paul Jessup, Author
On this episode of “Culture Shock: The State of the Arts,” we sit down with Erie-based dark fantasy and horror writer Paul Jessup for an engaging conversation about his life, creative process, and ...
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B. Rae “Rusty” Grosz @braegrosz.com · 7h
I read “The Canal” last year. Great story.
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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 22h
Don't ever accuse me of not being able to keep a secret (I've known for months). Pick up a copy on October 6 or preorder now--& enjoy the horror for Spooky Season! My story is "Angelo Days"... politics & the returning undead, all set in Hazelton, PA. #booksky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Promo tile for The Baneberry Book of Horror
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MARC in a Cold Climate @marccold.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
nothing can go wrong if we tell the cataloger to teach a library instruction session for a comparative literature seminar on the Brothers Grimm, they said
A slide deck for a one-shot on the Brothers Grimm titled "My Mother, She Killed Me; My Father, He Ate Me; The Librarian Was Helpful, Though."
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Spartan 0323 The Phoenix Shall Rise In Silver & Black @thejaklife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Displaced families in Gaza are struggling to survive in fragile tents without basic meals. Team Keffiyeh works tirelessly to deliver daily food aid to vulnerable children and parents. Please donate now to help us reach more families in need. Every single gift saves lives. chuffed.org/project/gkt
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Om jameel:my kids appeal to you with tears, pain,&heartache to help save our mother.She is suffering from a heart valve prolapse&has also experienced uterine bleeding;her condition is critical.we need $300 of her surgery so she can recover&return to hold us in her arms😭🥹 chuffed.org/project/1839...
Abu Jameel and Om Jameel sitting on the floor with their five children, Bags and belongings in the background indicate they are being displacedFive children standing inside a tent, closing their eyes, with their palms upOm Jameel resting in a hospital bed after her preliminary surgery. Her face is blurred.Om Jameel lying in a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown, resting after her preliminary surgery
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Shugunou @shugunou.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The genocide is ongoing. It is painful when your entire existence becomes an endless struggle just to keep your kids fed, healthy, and educated. 3 years without income in Gaza is unbearable. Help when you can, how you can. Continue to share Please 🫂🧡 Vetted by Molly Shah ✅" tinyurl.com/2etna36k
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Haneen🍉 @haneensoo3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am Hanin, a survivor from Gaza. We live in a dilapidated tent. All I need is to buy food for my children. Donations have stopped, and my life is difficult. Any donation can save my children. Please, have mercy on us and help us.💔🕊️🥺😭 ✅Verified by Molly Shah www.spotfund.com/story/1e6b0f...
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🆘 I’m watching my family fall apart, and I can’t stop it. Mahmoud is dying as sepsis spreads through his body. Sham is sick, and my daughters are hungry. All I want is to keep them with me, but I feel like I’m losing them despite all I do. Please, donate and share. 😭💔 chuffed.org/project/omsh...
A girl, looking asleep, lies on a mattress, with a nebulizer device on her mouth and nose, with an IV access on her left arm.Mahmoud asleep in a hospital bed with both his legs completely strapped and stabilized with metal fixatorsThree sad girls on a grey couch. The youngest one in the middle is crying
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Pittsburgh City Paper @pghcitypaper.com · 29/09/2026
“Five years ago, we came together with the simple but powerful belief that disabled people deserve to be seen, heard, valued, and celebrated. Today we are still here, and we are here taking up space with pride.”
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Pittsburgh celebrates five years of Disability Pride festival
Hundreds of people visited Schenley Plaza on Sat., Sept. 26, for the fifth annual Disability Pride Celebration in Pittsburgh. Vicki Landers, founder and executive director of Disability Pride…
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Coffin Boffin @coffinboffin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BOOK OF DREAMS & GHOSTS 1897 Andrew Lang, best known for the coloured fairy books, was President of the Society for Psychical Research. The book poses some fundamental questions: Do you believe in ghosts? How do you define a ghost? One of the best looking ghost books. That cover! #SpookySunday
Longman cover for Lang's Dreams and Ghosts
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Costa Koutsoutis @costakout.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh, what's this? A new short story collection from me of my earliest stuff? Available now? The dickens you say!
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What Sharp Fangs You have
Hey, we’re still alive! And been alive for a while, so to speak. I spent the summer writing and working on stuff that hopefully will see the light of day this year. Hopefully. Meanwhile, a pr…
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Christine Ferguson @cferguson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So delighted to see this feature on my new scholarly edition of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Land of Mist In today’s National! Thanks to @charlielynch.bsky.social for the interview!
A newspaper article with a photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle
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Gwyllm Llwydd @gwyllm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Vex Corvine @vexcorvine.itch.io · 10/06/2026
The forgotten! The desperate! The angry! The lost!
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Dr ShinyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Humanities will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no humanities.
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you miss this Sunday's fabulous talk on Queered Frankensteins? No worries! Catch it here! youtu.be/cTi5SkMFNdM
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An Introduction to Queered Frankenstein with Dr Lucy Allan
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
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Lil' Lost Kitten | قطة صغيرة @lillostkitten.com · 29/09/2026
Here lies the grave of G.B.Bard, Who doth declare their mind was scarred, By quill & ink upon their desk, Scribed within a World of Darkness, We Fae & Fiends & Geists of note, Were some among the tales they wrote, Stories of blood & lust were best, Forsake their bones to final rest! #13MorbidMondays
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Lil' Lost Kitten | قطة صغيرة @lillostkitten.com · 29/09/2026
Figure I'd haunt someplace I enjoyed in life... so maybe a cinema with comfy seats? A building with a bit of history, like the Cameo or Filmhouse maybe? Or a subterranean theatre undercroft. Eerily cackling & shorting-out phones of idiots switching them on during performances. 💀🪦⚡ #13MorbidMondays
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Lil' Lost Kitten | قطة صغيرة @lillostkitten.com · 29/09/2026
Peyton already has a headstone in the Howard/Al Malick family plot in St. Dunstan's, though he obv. ain't under there. Donna wrote the usual platitudes for her son on the headstone. It's all a load of bollocks. Honestly, Peyton's good with an unmarked grave alongside his Krewemates. #13MorbidMondays
Commission of Peyton Al Malick by Riven Harlow. He's got a cocky grin, swept-back badly-peroxided hair, thick expressive eyebrows, a sharp nose, hazel eyes and pierced ears. He's wearing a studded leather biker jacket with deep red hemming over a white t-shirt and a faded sky-blue neckerchief. He is, as ever, fully aware that he's fuckin' gorgeous. Pencil sketch of Peyton by me. He still has the swept-back badly dyed hair, expressive eyebrows, sharp nose and cocky grin; it's just a very rough sketch. He is weilding his sniper rifle, wearing his leather jacket and shooting gloves.Commission of Peyton by Kali (novkali). He is bloodsoaked mess, but still looks extremely cocky about the fact he's probably pistol-whipped some fucker into critical condition. He is weilding his personal sniper rifle of choice: the Steyr SSG-69.Commission of Peyton by Ian Fay. He's a lot more paranoid badass and broodingly pouty in this one, with a slightly ripped maroon t-shirt and tousled blond hair. His expressive eyebrows are clearly showing he's judging you here.
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Greville Tombs @grevilletombs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
HERE LIES GREVILLE TOMBS, THE WORLD’S GREATEST LIVING GRAVEYARD POET. NOW DECEASED THOUGH.
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Recs be havin' ya @recs-be.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here lies the person formally known as "RecsB" Writer of horror/spooky short fiction, collector of books, keeper of crystals and neglectful mother of house plants.
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Amanda Nevada DeMel @theamandademel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In memory of Amanda Nevada DeMel Whose name was writ in water And possibly blood (Bonus points if you know whose grave inspired this epitaph!)
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Recs be havin' ya @recs-be.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#13MorbidMondays ...the final one... The Epitaph Are you sure you want this on the grave stone? It's rather unusual to be doing it when the person is alive and ..well? You are still well, Miss? Yes, I'm fine. But tomorrow is never promised. True, Miss. I'll get right on it. Be ready in ...1/
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Rebecca Cantrell @rebeccacantrell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A quiet room with a squashy chair, steaming tea, a plate of scones, and plenty of plants. A Victorian greenhouse, perhaps. #13MordibdMondays
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JW Troemner (she/her) @jwtroemner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
HERE LIES JEN WRITER OF MONSTERS AND MONSTROUS HUMANS #13morbidmondays
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JW Troemner (she/her) @jwtroemner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You could summon my ghost in abandoned building somewhere, like an old church or derelict factory, or some underground cavern. #13morbidmondays
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JW Troemner (she/her) @jwtroemner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🐉Arkay would write Rosa's. Not a lot of information, just "Beloved" 🐉Meph would write Arkay's, and he'd run out of room with all he'd want to say 🩸Lachance's would be written by his great-grandkids, who would only include a death date and "beloved father and grandfather" #13morbidmondays
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B. Rae “Rusty” Grosz @braegrosz.com · 28/09/2026
A library, a bookshop, a museum, a graveyard, the woods, or a bog would be your best bets, but honestly I'd be willing to show up just about anywhere, if I thought the people there were worth talking to. #13MorbidMondays
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DR LUKANSTEIN ⚧️ @beastcutter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tough question about a guy who just won't drop dead. He doesn't have close friends, but he's touched enough lives that they'd come together to bury him. And there's only one thing the world needs to know about him. WILLIAM LAMB FIRE WALKER #13MorbidMondays
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DR LUKANSTEIN ⚧️ @beastcutter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A stone circle. #13MorbidMondays
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DR LUKANSTEIN ⚧️ @beastcutter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
LUKAN GARROW DIED DOING WHAT HE LOVED: EVIL GAY SEX #13MorbidMondays
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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 28/09/2026
#13MorbidMondays For Rebecca, it would likely be Elena who wrote the epitaph. "The world weeps from your loss." It wouldn't say much of anything about who Rebecca actually is. Most of the characters from TFTNG are extremely long-lived and wouldn't ultimately receive gravestones.
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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 28/09/2026
#13MorbidMondays The observation tower/spire of Rebecca's mansion. The master bedroom is a good place, too.
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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 28/09/2026
Here lies Artemis Quinn, an author and artist that strove to show the humanity in monsters, and monsters in humanity. #13MorbidMondays
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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 28/09/2026
#13MorbidMondays I figured I would share some snippets, considering both my WIPs have epitaph in them :)
A snippet from Acanthus' POV in Aloe by Artemis Quinn. It says:

"Are you sure about this?" Cypress' steel and storm eyes searched my face, worry etched into them like an epitaph.A snippet from Such Sweet Sorrow by Artemis Quinn. It says:

My head was whirling as I left Sinclaire and Sinclaire. I ran through the to-do list mentally as I walked back to the rental van. I need to get more death certificates. DMV. The bank. The obituary. The gravestones and the epitaph... it kept growing. I floated in my head through most of the drive, and by noon I was pulling into the long, gated gravel driveway.
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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Using Josephine from Mulberry Manor, I like to think a group of friends she had made wrote the inscription and it would tell of how brave and free Josephine was, passing away as her true self. #13MorbidMondays
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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#13MorbidMondays Owen's would be written by Prince Aurum. The inscription would be simple: name, dates, a religious quote. What would say everything is *where* Owen would be buried: In the Von Domini section of the cemetery, as close to Aurum's plot as possible.
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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At night at a sea shore bonfire, only way to get me back out of the water. #13MorbidMondays
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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Elizabeth always saw the world as a strange mystery and created books and dolls accordingly. #13MorbidMondays
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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#13MorbidMondays Other than my childhood home? 🤔 Cliche as it is, a library. Just forgive me if I get distracted browsing the stacks instead of answering questions 😂
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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#13MorbidMondays RIP Vincent Lore Author, cat lover, night owl Shouldn't have read that cursed book
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaq
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B. Rae “Rusty” Grosz @braegrosz.com · 28/09/2026
Here lies Rusty, a.k.a. B. Rae Grosz beloved reader and writer of ghost stories and other haunting tales #13MorbidMondays
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#13MorbidMondays @morbidimagining.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's prompt is "the epitaph," so... QUESTION THREE If your character died and was buried in a cemetery with a headstone, who would write the inscription and how much would it really tell people about the deceased? Tag #13MorbidMondays No A.I. Please use alt text
QUESTION THREE

If your character died and was buried in a cemetery with a headstone, who would write the inscription and how much would it really tell people about the deceased?

Tag #13MorbidMondays
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#13MorbidMondays @morbidimagining.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
QUESTION TWO Where would be the best place to hold a seance in order to entice your ghost to actually show up? Tag #13MorbidMondays No A.I. Please use alt text
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Where would be the best place to hold a seance in order to entice your ghost to actually show up?

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No A.I.
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#13MorbidMondays @morbidimagining.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We haven't done introductions as part of this event. Let's do some before it's too late! QUESTION ONE Tell us about who you are and what kind of morbid art/writing/etc. you do, in the form of an epitaph. Tag #13MorbidMondays No A.I. Please use alt text
QUESTION ONE

Tell us about who you are and what kind of morbid art/writing/etc. you do, in the form of an epitaph.

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No A.I.
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#13MorbidMondays @morbidimagining.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here it is, the 13th of #13MorbidMondays. The questions will be threaded here for you to check out and answer whenever works for you. Be sure to interact with and boost others' posts, and tag #13MorbidMondays, so they can find and do likewise with yours.
#13MorbidMondays

Last Monday before October!

September 28th
Chat Theme: TALKING WITH THE DEAD

Don't forget alt text
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#13MorbidMondays @morbidimagining.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today is the 13th and last of our #13MorbidMondays! Prompt: THE EPITAPH Chat question on the theme TALKING WITH THE DEAD at 1pm Eastern Share posts inspired by the prompt/theme or general posts of macabre art, writing, reading recs, music, folklore, history, etc. No A.I. Please use alt text
Text reading "THE EPITAPH #13MorbidMondays" against a backdrop of a dark smoky/cloudy graphic#13MorbidMondays Prompts

1. bone-deep
2. such wickedness
3. a paler shade
4. many years
5. faded photograph
6. falsehearted
7. within the woods
8. moonrise
9. never found
10. in the mirror
11. all silent
12. an unsteady hand
13. the epitaph

Illustration of four skeletons playing instruments and dancing from The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Nuremberg Chronicle
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