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Grace E. Ludlow
@grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
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Author of the odd and unsettling
29 | PNW | conservator of memory
DeafeningUnknown on AO3- Oshamir/Devil's Minion
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Grace E. Ludlow @grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social · Jul 13
Dark academia x DIY punk

Determined to have one last memorable summer after college graduation, best friends Kat and Molly must navigate toxic men, small town secrets, and the Appalachian gutter punk scene without losing themselves, or each other.
#BluePit #Q #A #NA #OV #LGBT #BluePit📖
On a pale floral background, surrounded by line drawings of flowers and mushrooms, text reads ‘An agent’s guide to This Used To Be Home by Grace E. Ludlow! 94,000 words contemporary literary fiction’. Below on a stained napkin reads ‘Best friends Kat and Molly look forward to one last summer together in their small college town before going their separate ways. Kat works at the town diner and ponders her future while Molly accepts an exclusive internship with a top entomology professor- an opportunity that can kick start her grad school experience. Howeer, when a mysterious man whose handsome face hides a checkered past takes the open line cook position at the diner, the girls’ lives are irrevocably changed. Seduced by his carefree gutter punk lifestyle, the girls must navigate toxic men and the systems that protect them, redefining their identities post-college, and their own complicated relationship to make it through the summer without losing themselves or each other’. On a white background, a tan piece of paper holds a text block which reads “The town of Charlesburg, Virginia died in the summers. Well, not really, but like most other towns centered around a major university, about three quarters of the population did leave after graduation weekend. May lay heavy on the town like frosting on a cinnamon roll, the syrupy-sweet heat melting into the valley and running through the streets. The buses, typically so punctual during the semester, ran a limited schedule, leaving Katlyn Fredricks to walk the half mile from the apartment she shared with her roommate Molly to her job at the town’s diner. It wasn’t too bad, at least if she worked the opening shift. Setting out before six meant she avoided the heat of the sun, amplified by the weighty humidity of southern Virginia. Even in the early morning hours, it curled around Katlyn with sticky fingers, causing her uniform shirt to cling to her skin. She kicked at a rock on the sidewalk, scrolling through the music downloaded to her phone. Her fingertips caught on the crack that ran through the screen as she selected a song to help her wake up a bit, at least until she could grab a cup of coffee. The sun crested over the blue mist of the mountains that cupped the town like a set of hands, the cicadas quieting from their nighttime serenade. If only she had the time to appreciate her surroundings more, go for a hike or take a lazy day floating on the river like a typical college-aged kid. Unfortunately, the gavel of rent hung over her head, so work took precedence.” The page is titled ‘first page’ and the text is surrounded by a scientific drawing of a butterfly, a few silver studs, a receipt, a ticket, a few colorful leaves, safety pins, and a butterfly-shaped enamel pin. On a green fern-printed background are four book covers. The page is titled ‘comps’. The first book is Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, along with a note that says ‘Appalachian setting’. The second is Nana by Ai Yazawa with a note that says ‘Homoerotic roommates + punk culture’. The third is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo with a note that says ‘Bisexual friends to lovers’. The last is for the Amazon original Fleabag with a note that says ‘Messy 20-somethings with bad taste in men’. Also in the image are cutouts from a guide about butterflies, some graffiti, studs and safety pins, a dried rose, and a brass pin shaped like a dragonfly. A cassette tape case sits in the center of the page with words written on the back insert. It reads “ Trope playlist- friends to lovers, love triangle (that’s actually a triangle!), own voices Queer/Neurodiverse rep, open door romance, small town secrets, manic pixie rat man, dark academia x DIY punk, breaking the cycle, coming of age”. At the top left corner is a QR code with a note saying ‘Listen to the Playlist!”. Behind the tape is dark paper with a star pattern. At the bottom left is a pack of cigarettes as well as a cigarette beside it and two safety pins. The bottom right is an illustration of a bee landing on a flower. The top right has a white graduation tassel as well as another bee illustration. At the top center is another image of a butterfly.
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
It's that time where I question why I commit myself to making pierogi every Christmas (it's rolling out the wrappers, I fucking hate this shit) but I have to remind myself that it'll be worth it (when I eat my weight in pierogi)
December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Ugh I *should* be writing my exchange fic (I have a good chunk, it's just being stubborn) but instead the brain worms wanna shit out 800 words of gay angst with a side of mommy issues 😒 very helpful, worms, very helpful
December 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Maybe I need to take a writing break. I just tried to spell the word name with a k like knight 🫠
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
I fear it is going to be painfully obvious which exchange fic I wrote based off the prompt I chose 🤭 but also, I'm purposefully trying to do something unexpected anyway
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
Y'all ever have a story you enjoy writing so much that the thought of finishing it puts you into creative paralysis? Like you don't want it to end bc then you'll have to write something else (or spin-offs)
December 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Retained my Twitter account exclusively to search for myself/the titles of my fics just in case 😓 and then promptly remembering why I don't actively use the platform any more
December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
Periodic reminder that I'm still churning out chapters on this one- ch.23 just posted 🥰 archiveofourown.org/works/736911...
December 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
A prime example of what I love in Hopper's work. Hopeful and melancholy at the same time
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
Finally started Katabasis today, ngl it's way less dense than I anticipated. Like the secret history was wayyy denser/more pretentious. I'm enjoying it so far though
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Oh geez, let's see... Gravitron fair rides, Virginia train lines, Puffin migration routes, Acadian French slang, Roman Catholic masses, pride & prejudice (in general), experiences with LSD/heroin and how to use narcan, I could really go on 😅
tyblack.bsky.social TY 🪷 @tyblack.bsky.social · 10d
What is the strangest thing you've researched for a #TheAcolyte fanwork?

#RenewTheAcolyte
#SelfPromoSunday
December 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Huh, just realized that the last chapter of DFtR that I posted pushed me over 300k words total on AO3... That's neat. It's currently the second-longest thing I've ever written and very well make the top spot by the time I'm done.
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Y'know what I like better than writing good smut? Writing *bad* smut. I want things to go wrong! It's ugly! Objectively terrible! Safeword? Called. Dicks? Small. Feelings? Hurt. Everyone is gross and that's what makes it great 🥰
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Fuck it. Put a poem in the fanfiction. No one can stop you, and they'll read it to get to the old man smut. Submit the masses to your art. Broaden horizons. Push boundaries. Make those old men fuck nasty. This is what life is about.
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
It's that season again... The one where I'm reminded of my intense attraction to the rats from the nutcracker ballet
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
Ah the fun part about writing a long story is totally forgetting everything you've written, rereading it all to decide what happens next, and finding all the cool little things that (apparently) you wrote. Like I don't remember half this shit, damn I was cooking. How am I gonna follow this up?
December 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Part of me wonders if I should have split my original work and fandom work between two different accounts, and then the other half doesn't care. If you like my poetry and short stories, maybe you also wanna read my vampire smut 🤷 I won't judge
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Thank you to CJ for closing my poem La Malinche for this super cool anthology! If you've liked any of my gritty stories, or just generally enjoy work inspired by the lowdowns, give it a gander!
cowboyjamboree.bsky.social Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · 20d
CJ's I FEEL JUST LIKE A DOGWOOD TREE is here! Incited by Terry Allen's JUAREZ album and artistic cycle, the authors herein hit hard with amazingly creative prose, verse, and hybrid writing that is as vivid and creative as JUAREZ itself.

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I FEEL JUST LIKE A DOGWOOD TREE
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December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
@ me, what's a posting schedule? Ch.19 of DFtR is up, now with extra loony tunes references and daddy issues
archiveofourown.org/works/736911...
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Chapter 19 - DeafeningUnknown - Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
grace-e-ludlow.bsky.social
I think I bamboozled my Spotify wrapped this year bc my 'top genre' isn't anywhere near correct and my top two songs were dance songs lol
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Completed my write every day in November challenge with a grand total of roughly 55k words and it's entirely the fault of those little gay old man vampires
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Spent the day writing smut, pondering a very specific anthology call, and staring into the void. Time for tequila
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Haven't really been sharing updates on this guy since I've been dropping them almost daily and I don't wanna flood the feed, but just posted ch.16 of my Devil's Minion fic (Don't Fear) The Reaper. It's some edgy gritty toxic fun a la Goodbye Lulu, if you liked that archiveofourown.org/works/73691186
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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I meant to finish. Chapter tonight but my cat is on me now and he will not let me type...
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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One of the most fun parts about writing imo is going back and re-reading your work days/weeks/months later to figure out what happens next and finding all the fun little foreshadowings you forgot about
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Oh hey, (Don't Fear) The Reaper has broken 1000 hits, and in just two weeks at that 💙 the support on this one has been unreal
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM