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cecil fenn
@cecilfenn.bsky.social
melancholy & horror enthusiast • menswear mannequin • mortuary science primer • mid-Atlantic goth • writer & transmedia designer
Preorder link is in my pinned post — Lucent Dreaming will be publishing The Restorative Artist in the UK in Sept 2026!

Just getting started here on Bluesky. I would love to connect with readers & other writers - so please say hi.

Seeking a US publisher & agent, querying next book!
October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My doppelgänger horror story “House & Helvete” appeared in issue 3.3 of The Dread Machine. Pick up a copy of the issue here:
thedreadmachine.com/product/issu...
Issue 3.3 Epub
Order the paperback edition of Issue 3.3! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
thedreadmachine.com
July 24, 2024 at 4:37 PM
“Sideshow” —my technoir novelette—appeared in
Palisatrium’s Short Story Substack. Queer, near-future cyberpunk navigating the ragged edges of health inequality and the death-throes of freedom under capitalism.
shortstory.substack.com/p/sideshow
SIDESHOW
by Cecil Fenn
shortstory.substack.com
July 24, 2024 at 4:26 PM
“Holy Land” is online at Scrawl Place after originally appearing in Canthius and being shortlisted for the Aurora Prize for Fiction. A young funeral director follows his artist crush to an abandoned religious theme park. It’s free to read here: scrawlplace.com/2024/06/04/h...
Holy Land - Scrawl Place
WATERBURY, Conn. — A story by Cecil Fenn, inspired by Holy Land USA, a Bible-themed amusement park, when it was in disrepair.
scrawlplace.com
July 24, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Short(er) fiction from the past year:
July 24, 2024 at 4:24 PM
If you like pen & pencil games, A SACRIFICE is a minimalist dark fantasy TTRPG for two, with world building shared between the players. At its heart, it’s a story about trust and dependency. Free or PWYW to download.
cecilfenn.itch.io/a-sacrifice
A Sacrifice by cecil fenn
A minimalist dark fantasy TTRPG for two players.
cecilfenn.itch.io
July 24, 2024 at 4:23 PM
This year, I’m looking to home THE RESTORATIVE ARTIST, my queer literary novel with a dash of body horror. An embalmer haunted by the death of his lover pulls apart his relationship & his funeral home to escape the pain of grief. Think 6 FEET UNDER x A LITTLE LIFE. #amquerying #writingcommunity
July 24, 2024 at 4:23 PM
You can always find more about my work on my website cecilfenn.com
July 24, 2024 at 4:20 PM