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I design things. I write things. I photograph things. I panic about things. Mostly that last one.

edits: @crowkeys.bsky.social

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I will be writing a blog entry about this one tomorrow, but for now, you can catch my flash, "Shattered Moon, Hungry Sea", on the Flame Tree Myth & Fiction podcast!

It's one of my favourites.

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Under the Same Moon
Flame Tree Myth & Fiction · Episode
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Super excited about placing two of my Salem poems with the fabulous @crowkeys.bsky.social and even more tickled that the wife was previously published with them!
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Good news today! I've just learned that an old flash fic of mine has been accepted by @crowkeys.bsky.social 🎉

This will be my second publication with Crow & Cross Keys. You can check out my first here: crowcrosskeys.com/2024/09/07/i...
Inconsequent—B. Rae Grosz
The house Mare Symonds lived in was at the end of a long dirt lane, not too far past the bridge on Pine Gap Road. You’ll find the door to the house open. You’ll find a mug on the kitchen table. Som…
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December 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Your post got me to snoop around and found this very interesting post that may interest you. Perhaps you already read it.✌️
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You have been gathering around the link again. Click it.

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December 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Because you'll ask, yes, you should click the link.

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December 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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We run into the odd beast from time to time. They like to loiter in the tower's corridors. We don't meet their eyes lest they eat us. For a tale about one beast in particular, today' short story...

"Sheep's Clothing" by Beatrix Zwolfer

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December 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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We were nigh hopelessly lost on our way home this evening. The tower was calling us, but its voice was swallowed up. We're consoling ourselves with today's poetic duo. We love a titled poetic duo. Oh, yes, we do.

"The Five Walled Hell" by Hannah Rae

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November 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Long before we posted it, you knew there would be a link...

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November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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There's an unfortunate curse on the tower today. Whenever someone steps through the door, they vanish. We can't say where they end up or if they will return. For other inexplicable disappearances...

"Runaway" by @ksshaywrites.bsky.social

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November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Click the link. It's for the best.

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November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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All day, there has been a low keening throughout the tower. We're not sure where it's coming from, the tower is resistant to any sense of direction. You get used to it. For other concerning noises...

"Like Mother, Like Son" by Riel Rosehill

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November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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There's a great link in this post. Click it.

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November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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We're chilly in the tower this November evening. Nothing warms like words, and it's a fine night for poetry. Such a fine night that we have not one but two poems to keep you warm. By Faye Wikner, we present...

"Huldra"
&
"Sappho's Fourth Body"

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November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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All you can think about is the link. Click it.

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November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, we're a day late, but we promise it's worth the wait. (Our seers are in the tower dungeon as we type. Their foretellings cannot be trusted.) This short story, however...

"Our Mother, the Dark Damp Earth" by @amadolaila.bsky.social

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November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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You waste no time clicking the link. You've clicked it already.

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November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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We're thinking of carousels and candyfloss this evening. Oh, to be at a fair. Oh, to get tempted by the lights, the noise, the food, only to forget your name and living there forever. Bliss. For another fair...

"Evening at the County Fair" by Laura M Puhl

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November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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You're watching. We know you've seen the link. You should click it.

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November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Sometimes the tower ends up standing beside the sea. Usually when the tower craves salt. One mustn't ignore the cravings of uncanny architecture. On the sea and salt and daughters, today's narrative poem...

"The Salt in My Bloodline" by Rowan Tate

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November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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You never believed in the link. But now? Click it. Find out if it's real.

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November 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Don't use the taps in the tower. Something is living in the plumbing and we can never quite predict what will pour out; this morning, it was pennies. This evening, it's today's short story—word by word.

"The Witch's Daughter" by Alexandra Wingo

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November 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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The link knows you're going to click it before you do.

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November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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There are messages all over the walls of the tower. We're not certain who put them there or what they mean or who they're for. It's better to pretend they don't exist. Why not read today's flash instead?

"Names Set in Stone" by @jenoliverwriter.bsky.social

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November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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We showed you the link, click it.

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October 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM