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ICEBOUND was commissioned by @ladzwriting.bsky.social , whose new novella OUR CRIMSON CAGE is out extremely soon. Preorder it now!

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August 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
I had to add a file in order for pre-orders to ACTUALLY go live on itch

Woopsie!! This is also a good time to announce that ordering OUR CRIMSON CAGE via Payhip or Itch gets you a coupon for Square once pre-orders drop there

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LADZ OUR CRIMSON CAGE Held up by a menacing woman in blue cradling her hands over a burning skull "Toxic lesbian vampires at their absolute worst" - KM Enright, Sunday Times Best Selling author of MISTRESS OF LIES
June 13, 2026 at 10:17 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
Here are all the other Our Crimson Cage pre-order links

Major retailers: books2read.com/ourcrimsoncage
Payhip (ebook): payhip.com/b/cReyN
Itch (ebook): ladzwriting.itch.io/our-crimson-...
August 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
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June 23, 2026 at 7:17 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
If you just want to support, I've made ebook preorders available

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June 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
OUR CRIMSON CAGE is my forthcoming retelling of Carmilla in 19th Century Poland, about a woman alone in her manor, the maid trying to rob her, and the vampire in the basement unleashed

OUT AUGUST 11th

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July 18, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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ebook preorders are available now at the following links!!

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June 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
BUY LINKS
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📓 payhip.com/b/cReyN

If you'd like a copy signed by yours truly and a free print of the art by @exaltxix.bsky.social, there are still copies left in the first print run

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SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE IN MY SQUARE SHOP print free with first print run A white hand with a blood-red nail holding the black, blue, red, and white cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz and a print featuring a large woman holding two others in a crystal orb; artist is Ares
August 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
OUR CRIMSON CAGE is releasing on August 11th and here is where you can currently preorder

Major retailers: books2read.com/ourcrimsoncage
Payhip: payhip.com/b/cReyN
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A woman totally not covered in blood 6 logos sit in the upper corner, top row being Amazon, Apple Books, Itch, and the bottom row being Kobo, Smashwords, and payhip PREORDER NOW coming August 11, 2026 a series of torn papers with the following text on each one: gothic folk horror HEA (horribly ever after) 1850s Poland fuck/marry/kill menstruation toxic lesbian vampires The cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz. It features a witchy woman hovering her hands over a flaming skull
July 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
My F/F/F Polish folk horror retelling of Carmilla comes out in under 3 weeks; physical copy news coming soon

📚 books2read.com/ourcrimsoncage
📖 payhip.com/b/cReyN
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Orange red and pink flowers 6 logos sit in the upper corner, top row being Amazon, Apple Books, Itch, and the bottom row being Kobo, Smashwords, and payhip PREORDER NOW coming August 11, 2026 a series of torn papers with the following text on each one: gothic folk horror HEA (horribly ever after) 1850s Poland fuck/marry/kill menstruation toxic lesbian vampires The cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz. It features a witchy woman hovering her hands over a flaming skull
July 24, 2026 at 6:47 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
In all my work, there's one character who extremely normal about her name, and who doesn't love an ex-nun who never learns

Meet Elżbieta of OUR CRIMSON CAGE
Out August 11th

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4-grid of a woman with a finger on her mouth, blue flowers, woman facing away from the viewer in a dress, sprinkling water Text reads: Pani Laura steps in, one foot over the other, and crouches, her strong legs disappearing beneath the water. “Can you pass me the soap, Elżbieta? Or would you prefer me to call you something else?” As a nun, I had chosen the name Sister Jude, as being named for the patron saint of lost causes seemed to fit. Look at me now: far away from God’s light and once again with my hands in the vicinity of a naked woman. “Elżbieta is fine,” I reply. My mother called me Ela, and the name has tasted bad ever since.
July 22, 2026 at 1:26 PM
betaburns.bsky.social
1, unless I'm dealing with pronunciation supremacists and can't be arsed. It's said 'creyn'.
February 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
childreninwales.org.uk
We’re live at SPARK in Cardiff for today’s CREYN “Early Years Rights in Practice: Research-Informed Practice” conference.

A day of powerful discussion and learning ahead, centred on making young children’s rights real in practice, policy and everyday interaction. #First1000Days
May 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
If you want a novella that's surprisingly wholesome if you're gay, and a horror if you're not, it comes out in 3 weeks

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Light-strewn woods 6 logos sit in the upper corner, top row being Amazon, Apple Books, Itch, and the bottom row being Kobo, Smashwords, and payhip PREORDER NOW coming August 11, 2026 a series of torn papers with the following text on each one: gothic folk horror HEA (horribly ever after) 1850s Poland fuck/marry/kill menstruation toxic lesbian vampires The cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz. It features a witchy woman hovering her hands over a flaming skull
July 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
so I heard it was shark week...

(i don't think this is what people mean when they say shark week in july)

OUR CRIMSON CAGE is out in less than 2 weeks
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Four images: red tree flowers, a woman in silk panties, different red flowers, a woman covered in blood No matter their origin, Karmila wants all their blood in one place, so she can feast without having to break into several homes or commit another killing borne of mercy. She wants these women to enjoy each other’s company while giving into her own ravenous want. A throng gathers in the square. The dancing turns into embracing and women press their mouths against each other. Their fingers pet the lips between legs, either collecting early blood or toying with the rags shoved inside. Blood stains each set of fingers, leaving prints upon cream-colored night dresses. Hands dip deeper where they shouldn’t. They tumble upon each other in ways that should be reserved for the marital bed, but there is no priest to judge them. Not a single person present at this frolic can cast a stone, for they are all busy tossing themselves upon each other.
July 29, 2026 at 1:05 PM
childpart.bsky.social
Will we see any colleagues at the CREYN annual conference next week in Cardiff?

Looking forward to some interesting talks and conversations

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Children’s Rights in Early Years Network (CREYN) Annual Conference:
‘Early Years Rights in Practice: Research Informed Practice’
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
TWO WEEKS TO GO on my folk horror retelling of Carmilla that takes place in 19th Century Poland, OUR CRIMSON CAGE

We're close to announcing physical copies; ebook preorders open now

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clockwise: a woman doused in light, red flowers, a woman with white hair, and red bulbs not for the faint of heart, and certainly not for anyone having misgivings about a little touch of blasphemy and broken taboos about menstrual blood Red tree flowers 6 logos sit in the upper corner, top row being Amazon, Apple Books, Itch, and the bottom row being Kobo, Smashwords, and payhip PREORDER NOW coming August 11, 2026 a series of torn papers with the following text on each one: gothic folk horror HEA (horribly ever after) 1850s Poland fuck/marry/kill menstruation toxic lesbian vampires The cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz. It features a witchy woman hovering her hands over a flaming skull
July 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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LADZ OUR CRIMSON CAGE Held up by a menacing woman in blue cradling her hands over a burning skull "Toxic lesbian vampires at their absolute worst" - KM Enright, Sunday Times Best Selling author of MISTRESS OF LIES
June 15, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Red tree flowers 6 logos sit in the upper corner, top row being Amazon, Apple Books, Itch, and the bottom row being Kobo, Smashwords, and payhip PREORDER NOW coming August 11, 2026 a series of torn papers with the following text on each one: gothic folk horror HEA (horribly ever after) 1850s Poland fuck/marry/kill menstruation toxic lesbian vampires The cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz. It features a witchy woman hovering her hands over a flaming skull
June 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

New daddy issues OC - Laura doesn't exactly resent her father but why the fuck would he not let her remember the basement

OUR CRIMSON CAGE releases August 11th

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"TATA, WHAT WAS THAT WOMAN?" Content warning: menstruation, gaslighting A woman doused in blue licks a mirror of herself. Normal stuff. A woman doused in blue licks a mirror of herself. Normal stuff. Tape holds a block of text Blood crawled down my thigh. “Tata, what was that woman? Why was she in our house?” “She?” He let out a shaky exhale as his face softened into the paragon of paternal care. He would never look at me like that ever again. “Oh, sweetie. There wasn’t any lady. It must have just been your imagination.” “My imag—” The word felt gritty in my mouth. My cheeks damp with uninvited tears, I whispered, “But there is a woman in there! Can’t you hear her?” “I think you were having a nightmare, there was nothing there.” “Show me?” “There’s nothing there, I promise.” He pressed his clammy hand against my warm forehead (I hate the fevers that come with this agony). “You’re burning up, no wonder you’re conjuring such absurdities. I swear, it was just a bad dream.” A CARMILLA RETELLING Our Crimson Cage by Ladz has a black, blue, and white cover featuring a white-eyed woman holding a flaming heart. Art by Mitch Green & Design by JUN TN OUT 8/11/2026 Features include: Gothic Polish Sapphic Bloody Wet Horrible
June 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
Less than a month to go on my nasty lesbians, preorder today so it hits your ereader on August 11th

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A woman facing away from the viewer in a blue dress 6 logos sit in the upper corner, top row being Amazon, Apple Books, Itch, and the bottom row being Kobo, Smashwords, and payhip PREORDER NOW coming August 11, 2026 a series of torn papers with the following text on each one: gothic folk horror HEA (horribly ever after) 1850s Poland fuck/marry/kill menstruation toxic lesbian vampires The cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz. It features a witchy woman hovering her hands over a flaming skull
July 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
childreninwales.org.uk
Rydyn ni’n fyw yn sparc|spark yng Nghaerdydd ar gyfer cynhadledd CREYN heddiw: “Hawliau'r Blynyddoedd Cynnar ar Waith: Ymarfer sy’n Seiliedig ar Ymchwil”.

Diwrnod o drafod a dysgu pwerus o’n blaenau, yn canolbwyntio ar wneud hawliau plant ifanc yn real mewn ymarfer, polisi a rhyngweithio bob dydd.
childreninwales.org.uk Children in Wales @childreninwales.org.uk · May 21
We’re live at SPARK in Cardiff for today’s CREYN “Early Years Rights in Practice: Research-Informed Practice” conference.

A day of powerful discussion and learning ahead, centred on making young children’s rights real in practice, policy and everyday interaction. #First1000Days
May 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Torn piece of paper over a wall paper with thorny flowers and Victorian embellishments WORKS BY CAMILLA ANDREW Top row: THE SANGUINE SORCERESS and WHEN THE STARS ALIGHT Bottom row: WE WILL DEVOUR THE NIGHT and AND THE AGE OF SUMMER WILL RISE Torn piece of paper over a wall paper with thorny flowers 6 logos sit in the upper corner, top row being Amazon, Apple Books, Itch, and the bottom row being Kobo, Smashwords, and payhip PREORDER NOW coming August 11, 2026 a series of torn papers with the following text on each one: gothic folk horror HEA (horribly ever after) 1850s Poland fuck/marry/kill menstruation toxic lesbian vampires The cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz. It features a witchy woman hovering her hands over a flaming skull
July 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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July 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
ladzwriting.bsky.social
If all this sounds up your alley, get ready for more queers behaving poorly, this time in 19th C Poland, coming to you on August 11th

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The lobby of a manor 6 logos sit in the upper corner, top row being Amazon, Apple Books, Itch, and the bottom row being Kobo, Smashwords, and payhip PREORDER NOW coming August 11, 2026 a series of torn papers with the following text on each one: gothic folk horror HEA (horribly ever after) 1850s Poland fuck/marry/kill menstruation toxic lesbian vampires The cover of OUR CRIMSON CAGE by Ladz. It features a witchy woman hovering her hands over a flaming skull
July 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM