em. rowene

@queerenigma.com

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author of gay fantasy webserials & attorney. I have opinions about elves, holmes, & byronic heroes. FRACTURED MAGIC AVAILABLE NOW em or emeric || he/him || twin cities https://www queerenigma.com

Cover of Peter Darling by Austin Chant
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An FFXIV au ra girl with glasses doing the "eto bleh" pose
Header: New short story! Feat. a transmasc paladin and his troubled relationship with his former goddess. Snippet: "Delidah only has a short time in our world, as she returns to her mountain each morning and greets the sun. She spends that time searching, not presiding over old temples." "Searching? Searching for what?" Tam asked. "Someone she lost," the paladin said softly. "Someone who no longer exists. So you see, the gods do mourn. They remember us, as small as we are." Graphic: Image contains two photos, one of an angel statue and one of a knight in an illuminated manuscript.
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An orange and white cat licking a Sherpa blanket. Her tongue is stuck.
Document snippet: "Helio paced the length of Hadley’s room, occasionally stomping his feet as if James would hear, wherever he was. This continued until he stomped on a clump of ice he’d dragged up the stairs; it soaked through his sock, and with an anguished cry, he fell into the window."
A photograph of a book titled "The Case Files of Sheridan Bell: Sheridan Bell and the Vanishing Beast." A man with long dark hair and a slight smile is pictured on the cover.
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A snowy sunset photo with overlayed text: Northside Rent Support, help keep vulnerable families in north minneapolis housed. Venmo @ nipinet
Screenshot from Fate Grand Order of Anastasia in a snowstorm yelling "GODDAMN COLD!"
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A mockup cover of a book titled "Sunfall." Two characters stand at the foreground. The first, a dark haired young man with an encouraging smile, is holding his hand out to the other. The second, a strawberry blond young man with a considering expression, is hesitatingly taking it. Behind them is an orange-gold background with an eclipsed sun hanging high above them. A man in a suit hovers in front of the sun, magic burning in his hands.
A waist-up portrait of a tanned boy with freckles and red hair
A waist-up painting of a tanned boy with freckles all over. He has scarlet-red hair that comes down to his shoulders and golden-light eyes. He's wearing a black tank top
Cover of the Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis
A list of 25 chapter headings, all naming Robert Frost poems: Acceptance; Into my Own; An Encounter; For Once, Then, Something; In Neglect; My Butterfly; Mending Wall; Spoils of the Dead; The Exposed Nest; Home Burial; Reluctance; The Sound of Trees; A Time to Talk; A Brook in the City; Dust in the Eyes; Fire and Ice; Freedom of the Moon; Not to Keep; Misgiving; On the Heart's Beginning to Cloud the Mind; Acquainted with the Night; Moon Compass; A Line-Storm Song
A mockup cover of a book titled "Sunfall." Two characters stand at the foreground. The first, a dark haired young man with an encouraging smile, is holding his hand out to the other. The second, a strawberry blond young man with a considering expression, is hesitatingly taking it. Behind them is an orange-gold background with an eclipsed sun hanging high above them. A man in a suit hovers in front of the sun, magic burning in his hands.
A small old violin tucked into a vintage case
The meme of a man slapping a piece of tape on a tank leaking water. The tank says "whatever the hell problem this is" (referring to original post), the man says "me," and the tape says "writing another story about loneliness and second chances"
meme of a silhouette against a sunset. man in chains is holding his arms above his head and breaking free
A painting of a young man in a tie and sweater vest. He has floppy orangeish hair, big brown eyes, and a sweet smile.
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Ellipsus snippet: "Helio fell through the air, the burning city of Farband laid out below him like a map. It churned with deep magic and writhed with monsters, and Helio allowed himself a moment to mourn what the city had become before he crashed shoulder-first through the roof of a garage."
Pensive emoji with the caption "I pretend I do not see it"
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.
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.
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."
The meme of a guy with a butterfly and it says "Is this hope?"
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.
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.
The meme with the guy knocking over a small domino that leads to bigger and bigger dominos. The small domino text says "Watson trying to stop Holmes from taking a second dose of cocaine" and the big domino says "a generation afraid of fumbling while plugging their phones in"
A portrait of a pale young woman with voluminous, curly ashy-blond hair. She has bright red lips and a pearl necklace and gives off a very 50s-starlet vibe
The book cover for Sheridan Bell and the Vanishing Beast, mystery #1 of the Case Files of Sheridan Bell, except it's been modified--the original cover featured an illustration of Sheridan Bell, but a strip has been erased across his eyes to reveal a different character's eyes beneath: this character is pale with silver hair and his eyes are red. The title has also been erased to hint at a new title beneath: Confession of a Medium.
A pale pink book cover with the title: The Case Files of Sheridan Bell: Sheridan Bell and the Vanishing Beast. A lone figure in a long dark ulster coat. He has long dark hair and a faint smirk.
A trope map for a queer book called Fractured Magic by Em Rowene. Tropes included: Victorian setting (but with dragons and elves), "I thought you were dead", spies and assassins, descents into madness/becoming the monster, staying kind when the world wants you cold, the wronged hero wants revenge, secret identities, and second chance romance
A hand holding up a book in front of a bookshelf. The book is called Fractured Magic and the cover illustration is of two figures: one is small and in the foreground holding a lantern aloft, one is larger and in the background and is surrounded by moody green smoke.
An old photo of a Victorian seance with a ghostly figure at the head of the table. Text reads: Sheridan Bell & the Confession of a Medium
Leandros regretted agreeing to this as soon as he stepped outside. Rain beat heavily on the cobblestone streets, washing them clean. While Leandros tested the temperature of it with just his good hand, Roman stepped right out into the street, laughed, and lifted his own so that rain pooled on his palms. When he turned back to Leandros, his smile was wide. “It’s not too late to ask the Ranulfs for the use of their carriage, if you don’t want to get wet.” It sounded like a challenge, so Leandros joined Roman in the downpour. It was bitingly cold, colder than Leandros’ quick test had prepared him for, and he wrinkled his nose at it, making Roman laugh again. “Wait here,” he said, disappearing inside and returning a moment later with a black umbrella. After opening it, he passed it off to Leandros. “You really don’t want your bandage getting wet.” Gingerly, wordlessly, Leandros accepted it. The passersby—not that there were many, in this downpour— paid them little mind, and Leandros ached with how much he missed this part of being with Roman. In Roman’s presence, he was never Prince Nochdvor or Your Highness. When it was just the two of them, he could be simply Leandros, and Roman knew everything that meant, all the struggles and baggage it entailed. He was able to exist as just another person in the world, one with a dear friend at his side. Well. Not so dear anymore.
An image that reads in a gothic font: "Sheridan Bell & The Confession of a Medium." Behind the text is a black and white Victorian spirit photograph, with several woman at a séance table and an opaque spirit standing at the head of the table.
A screenshot of one of the first pages of Sherlock Holmes, a Study in Scarlet. Only two lines are highlighted: "You don't know Sherlock Holmes yet," he said, "perhaps you would not care for him as a constant companion." The second is simply: "He is a little queer"
A person sprawled out on a couch with a black cat on their stomach, a brown tabby cat on one thigh, and a round gray cat on the other thigh
A hand holding a book titled Fractured Magic. It has a moody, gothic cover. The background is bookstore shelves.
SpongeBob staring out his window with big, wide eyes
Text: “I will do nothing of the kind. My stepdaughter has been here. I have traced her. What has she been saying to you?” “It is a little cold for the time of the year,” said Holmes. “What has she been saying to you?” screamed the old man furiously. “But I have heard that the crocuses promise well,” continued my companion imperturbably. “Ha! You put me off, do you?” said our new visitor, taking a step forward and shaking his hunting-crop. “I know you, you scoundrel! I have heard of you before. You are Holmes, the meddler.” My friend smiled. “Holmes, the busybody!” His smile broadened. “Holmes, the Scotland Yard Jack-in-office!” Holmes chuckled heartily. “Your conversation is most entertaining,” said he. “When you go out close the door, for there is a decided draught.”
A painting of a young man with curly dark hair, dark eyes, and light brown skin. He has a broad smile on his face
A stack of 30 paper packs on a table
A picture of a big box filled with Fractured Magic books. In the top left corner, a small black kitten is excitedly chomping on the cardboard
The Castiel-Dean "I love you" meme, but the second panel says "Fractured Magic, a queer epic fantasy book about ghosts, challenging systems of power, and a pair of star-crossed ex-friends is out now."
A black and white line-art only portrait of Idia from Twisted Wonderland
Venat from FFXIV standing in front of a black background, a crown of blue crystals floating in a halo behind her
An illustration featuring two characters set against a backdrop of blue and green smoke. The character in the foreground is a blond elf in victorian clothes holding a lantern. The character in the background is much larger, looming behind him. It's a young man with dark hair, his head tipped and his eyes closed contemplatively.
A painting of two characters: one is laying down and looking up at the other with a soft smile. He has dark hair and light brown skin. The other is leaning over him and smiling with his eyes shut. He has blond hair, pale skin, and a light scar cutting up one cheek. A golden light shines in the background, setting them both aglow
Screenshot of an Ellipsus page in a pale green theme. There's a folder titled "Characters" and three documents: a Worldbuilding Guide, a Master Mystery List, and a Character Guide.
Anti-Capitalist Service Trade Form. name:em/Emeric. Seeking services: character art, always (couples or individual characters) and help with marketing/promo of upcoming release (including newsletter or socmed shout-outs). Is offering services: character art or beta reading (short stories only). Contact: Bluesky DMs
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