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Vincent Lore [Coffee]
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Self-published author of Lovecraftian and gothic horror featuring trans man protagonists. But I write whatever I feel like.

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Friend of the Damned is the first in my gaslamp gothic Runner Owen series. Trans man Owen Rosedown writes a letter to the one person who understands the true fate of the grieving medium Miss Dartmere...

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Trope map for Friend of the Damned, with the following text: Gothic horror x gaslamp fantasy Spiritualism and mediums Women's wrongs A letter to the villain Small but diverse cast Trans MC A mysterious scent Dogs...?
October 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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So this is official Fourth Wing merchandise in BnN.

Are the straights okay?

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A standing wooden sign reading My house My chair My woman
October 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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#WriterShareWednesday

HONORIA
Owen Rosedown is sent by his beloved prince to look into a woman's mysterious death. But he's not prepared for what he finds in this sleepy gaslit suburb...

A gaslamp fantasy gothic mystery with trans MC, vampires, flowers, and tea

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Cover for Honoria A Runner Owen Short Story
September 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Eh, why not. All the cool kids are doing it!
A prompt game that reads: "Writers! Post this meme and let people say nice things about you." Image is what looks like a closeup photo of some rainbow, 3D-printed scales
September 29, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Title: Honoria
Genre: gothic gaslamp fantasy/mystery
Number of kissing scenes: one (unfortunately)
Sativa or Indica: ... might need to phone a friend for this one 😅

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Cover for Honoria A Runner Owen Short Story
September 29, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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ISLAND OF THE BABOON GOD
Dark fantasy novella

"Even gods die."

🌴 Badass old man
🌴 Cursed island
🌴 Evil magic
🌴 Exploration
🌴 Body horror
🌴 Big crocodile
🌴 Violence!
🌴 Grief and memory

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Island of the Baboon God The aging warrior Freyjrulf travels to an abandoned island in search of an ancient artifact. But more awaits him than mere ruins... Can he find the Artifact before the Tyrant's mage does? Freyjrulf looked out into the night, at the moon, at the waves. “Where could he find one of these artifacts?” Freyjrulf said. Oathiel and Keener glanced at each other, matching hesitant faces, matching looks to their mother’s. “The scouts and infiltrators say the same as our lorekeepers,” Oathiel said. “It is believed one hides on an island, the nearest one to our shores.” Freyjrulf tilted his head. “Papiodyas?” “Yes.” “I’ve heard of that place,” Freyjrulf admitted. “But not of what could lie upon it.” “It’s about three days, and three nights from here, by boat,” Oathiel said. “Lorekeepers claim the residents were cursed, transformed into monsters or wild beasts. But it’s been centuries since any settlement remained there. Who can say what is the truth?” Keener licked her lips. “The locals by the shore claim a god lives there, even now. They hear screams and howls in the night, even from the distance of the sea.” Freyjrulf raised his eyebrows. “Really?” “Yes,” she said. “And it kills anyone who dares step foot upon the island.”
September 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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"Years ago, the gods cried vengeance on the wind. If they spoke to him again, he'd long stopped listening."

ISLAND OF THE BABOON GOD
Sword and sorcery novella

🌴 Old man MC
🌴 Cursed island
🌴 Evil magic
🌴 Exploration
🌴 Vengeance
🌴 Big crocodile
🌴 Violence!

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Island of the Baboon God The aging warrior Freyjrulf travels to an abandoned island in search of an ancient artifact. But more awaits him than mere ruins... Can he find the Artifact before the Tyrant's mage does?
September 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Title: Island of the Baboon God
Genre: sword and sorcery/dark fantasy
Word count: 17k
Funniest moment: "perhaps, Freyjrulf considered, he lost his temper." You'll know it when you read it.
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Cover for the novella Island of the Baboon God, with the title in yellow text and a worn looking baboon skull on a black background
September 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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ISLAND OF THE BABOON GOD
Pulp fantasy novella

"Even gods die."

🌴 Old man MC
🌴 Sword and sorcery
🌴 Cursed island
🌴 Gods and monsters
🌴 Evil magic
🌴 Body horror
🌴 Exploration
🌴 Big crocodile
🌴 Violence!

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Island of the Baboon God The aging warrior Freyjrulf travels to an abandoned island in search of an ancient artifact. But more awaits him than mere ruins... Can he find the Artifact before the Tyrant's mage does?
September 22, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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#BacklistSaturday

Midwinter shivers anyone?

Friend of the Damned is the first short story in my Runner Owen series. A grieving medium, a locked room, and... Dogs? Owen writes a letter to the one person who understands, the man behind it all.

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Cover for the short story Friend of the Damned by Vincent Lore
September 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Honoria: A Runner Owen Short Story

"What happened to Mrs. Albright?"
Owen, prince's servant, is sent to find out. But he isn't prepared for what he'll find...

A gaslamp gothic mystery short story, with flowers, infidelity, tea and vampires. Free+

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Cover for Honoria A Runner Owen Short Story. It has a Victorian woman's silhouette in front of a red spot, with a faded tan and black wallpaper background. There are two borders in pale golden yellow, leaves with skulls in the center. The text is the same pale yellow, reading the title and the author name, Vincent Lore
September 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Thank you!

"Even gods die."

ISLAND OF THE BABOON GOD is retro dark fantasy, brutal sword and sorcery goodness in a novella. What horrors wait on the cursed island of Papiodyas? There's only one way to find out...

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Island of the Baboon God The aging warrior Freyjrulf travels to an abandoned island in search of an ancient artifact. But more awaits him than mere ruins... Can he find the Artifact before the Tyrant's mage does?
September 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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#SunsetChat

I could promo something I've actually released but instead I'll share the current (very rough) trope list for Wish Upon A Storm ❤️

This was fun, thank you!
❤️ touch starved cinnamon roll MC 🪽 everyone has wings (even the cat!) 💕 hero x villain romance 😍 adorable minions 🐉 dragon x (ex) princess 👀 fantasy age gap ⛈️ weather magic 🎂 baking cakes! 🏰 redecorating the villain's castle ✊ queer solidarity
September 8, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Honoria is a gaslamp gothic mystery short story. Owen Rosedown, prince's servant, is sent to uncover the truth behind a housewife's mysterious death. But he's not ready for what's waiting for him...

Trans MC with m/m elements, tea, and glowing flowers. Also vampires.

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Cover for Honoria A Runner Owen Short Story, with a Victorian woman's silhouette over a red spot on the floral wallpaper inspired background. The image is mostly in shadow, with the text in the same pale golden yellow as the skull and leaves border on top and bottom of the cover.
September 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Lock the Last Door is Cthulhu Mythos noir. Trans hardboiled detective Lazarus Core faces down his crime lord cultist rival and an infected house in this first short story in the PSI series. Watch out for the scary bubbles!

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Harlan stalked forward. “I did a little research on this place before I came here,” he said. My gun, he still pointed it at me. “I know all about it. Who built it, who owned it, who rented it, and where they all are now. I learned how much it cost to build, to buy, and leave. And you know what I found interesting?” I didn’t move. He laughed. “Not a damn thing!” He gestured with my gun towards a door at the back of the room. “Nothing that could explain that, at least.” I followed the gesture, bracing myself. Through that old doorway, nothing but darkness waited. Nothing moved. I knew better than to get closer, but I did. I had no other choice but to creep closer and look deeper into that darkness. Cover for the short story Lock the Last Door Black and white moodboard for the short story Lock the Last Door Top left: a set of wooden stairs Top left: a silhouette holding a cigarette Bottom left: a man's face half hidden by shadow Bottom right: a door opening into a dark room Center bottom: Lock the Last Door Vincent Lore
September 7, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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🌴 Island of the Baboon God 🌴
A retro inspired sword and sorcery novella. If you like Conan the Barbarian, you might like Kingslayer Freyjrulf.

Available on Itchio and Kobo Plus!

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Island of the Baboon God The aging warrior Freyjrulf travels to an abandoned island in search of an ancient artifact. But more awaits him than mere ruins... Can he find the Artifact before the Tyrant's mage does? Old school sword and sorcery novella 50+yo MC Grief and defiance Evil magic Gods and beasts The past is not dead... Ancient ruins Body horror Violence! Big crocodile
September 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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#BacklistSaturday

Friend of the Damned is the first Runner Owen short story, a tale set in deepest midwinter. What really happened to the spiritualist and medium Miss Dartmere at the Glint Hall Hotel? Owen Rosedown writes a letter to the one person who knows...

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Trope map for Friend of the Damned, with the cover in the center Gothic horror x gaslamp fantasy Spiritualism and mediums Women's wrongs A letter to the villain Small but diverse cast Trans MC A mysterious scent Dogs...?
September 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Free queer gothic mystery short story in a Victorian fantasy world of eternal night.

Trans man Owen, servant of the achingly handsome Prince Aurum, is sent to see if a woman's death was suicide or foul play. But he isn't prepared for what he finds...

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Cover for Honoria A Runner Owen Short Story
September 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Challenging question for me. Have I really written anything truly scary? I can always do more. I can always go further. I can always be scarier.

Eh, here's a section from Lock the Last Door.
Things were easier to see by my feet. One of them sat close enough to the door for me to see all of it. The hollow in its body stretched wider than the ones outside, almost to the very bottom of its form. In that hollow, a tiny mouth with blunt, clenching teeth, opening, closing, with each godforsaken breath. I couldn’t look away. I stared as something inched from between the tiny teeth. A dark, jerking thing, moving as if every inch contained a doll’s joint. It dropped to the floor, and in the light cast by the rest of it, it seemed covered in hundreds of tiny barbs and discolored pimples. Twitching, writhing, it stretched towards the door, towards my feet. I stepped back but Harlan moved forward. He slammed his boot down onto the foul thing. It broke in two, part under his boot, part exposed. A horrible smell, like rotten fish, rushed towards us. The meaty squelch seemed to swallow up the silence. The silence. The breathing stopped. The remainder of the flesh thing slammed back into the jaws, and the thing itself stopped moving. Silence stretched, from the room, between the two of us. The thing, the tongue or tendril, still twitched and squirmed under Harlan’s foot. With a grunt, he kicked it back into the darkness. “Disgusting animals,” He hissed. I backed away, not from the darkness, but from Harlan. His gaze raised towards me, and he smiled.
September 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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#TransMascProtagJam

am I still participating in this? Yes. Am I only now recovering from an upper respiratory infection? Yes 🫠

Anyway here's some bullet points from the start of my outline. It's a short story so I should still get it done in time.

(Yes, that's Wes again. He's versatile.)
The man curses something about A, and leaves through the park gate Wes grabs his water bottle and downs it all, stretches his legs out, but doesn't come out until his watch reads midnight. He doesn't have a phone anymore He crawls out from under the playset. He stretches, legs numb and hurting Stumbles towards the bathroom with his bag in tow Passes a small covered picnic area. A worried cry reaches his ears Wes turns. There's a fluffy black cat standing on the central table, looking at him with concern. Wes smiles and goes to say hi to the cat
August 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Have you read my Conan the Barbarian inspired novella yet?

Itchio: vincentlore.itch.io/freyjrulf-1
Kobo: www.kobo.com/en/ebook/isl...
Old school sword and sorcery 50+yo MC Grief and defiance Evil magic Gods and beasts The past is not dead... Ancient ruins Body horror Violence! Big crocodile Island of the Baboon God The aging warrior Freyjrulf travels to an abandoned island in search of an ancient artifact. But more awaits him than mere ruins... Can he find the Artifact before the Tyrant's mage does?
August 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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When the villain's reaction to the plot is this, apparently

#amwriting
August 19, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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Okay fine, I'm sick so you get the one that's easiest to explain

Cthulhu Mythos noir short story with a trans man MC. Scary bubbles. Freshwater horrors. And an outer god worshipping crime lord that's waaay too interested in our cynical private eye "hero"

Free+

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A black and white moodboard Top left: a set of wooden stairs Top right: a silhouette holding a cigarette Bottom left: a man's face half covered in shadow Bottom right: a door opening into a dark room Bottom center text reads Lock the Last Door Vincent Lore Cover for the short story Lock the Last Door, with a door opening into a dark room, light shining through. The image is splattered with transparent blotches in various shades of green. The text is pale green, almost white, with the title and author name Vincent Lore Harlan stalked forward. “I did a little research on this place before I came here,” he said. My gun, he still pointed it at me. “I know all about it. Who built it, who owned it, who rented it, and where they all are now. I learned how much it cost to build, to buy, and leave. And you know what I found interesting?” I didn’t move. He laughed. “Not a damn thing!” He gestured with my gun towards a door at the back of the room. “Nothing that could explain that, at least.” I followed the gesture, bracing myself. Through that old doorway, nothing but darkness waited. Nothing moved. I knew better than to get closer, but I did. I had no other choice but to creep closer and look deeper into that darkness.
August 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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So I've got this novella. Dark fantasy, Conan the Barbarian inspired, with a badass old man MC, a cursed island, and a boatload of brutal violence. And a crocodile.

Kobo: www.kobo.com/en/ebook/isl...
Itchio: vincentlore.itch.io/freyjrulf-1
Island of the Baboon God The aging warrior Freyjrulf travels to an abandoned island in search of an ancient artifact. But more awaits him than mere ruins... Can he find the Artifact before the Tyrant's mage does?
August 16, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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#TBBChat

I love tense conversations! I enjoy conflict in general, really. Conversations are fun to write tbh. Here's something from Wish, after Wes interrupted their dramatic confrontation to get his cake out of the oven 😂
"I underestimated you," the professor said. In the polished surface of his tea kettle, Wes watched him back. The professor leaned against the doorframe, Spades sitting at his feet. "Most people do," Wes said. He focused his attention on the cocoa powder, popping open the lid and scooping out it with his metal tablespoon. He only needed a bit for this. "You're… baking," Professor What said. "Yup," Wes said. "Chocolate cola cake with matching frosting." "I see," the professor said, as if he didn't understand at all. "Do you do this often?" "I made two other cakes this week," Wes said. "A carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and strawberry shortcake with fried poundcake and strawberry syrup." "Decadent," the professor said. "But not what I meant."
August 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM