#rotting trees

[littlefoxelf]

Beauty Lies in Death

All photos (c)2026 by Heather Raven

[francescaswords]

Last winter, Maggie Stiefvater hosted a book club for THE LISTENERS and I'd already read it, so I re-read a section each week in line with questions... and it was magical.

Join the Rotting Trees book club / Get the book

[lokabrenna13]

A few shots from last week's hike. Meadow Trail was particularly viney, and I took several vine shots. This one of a favorite. The second one was another favorite. There were several fallen, rotting trees along the trail, and the composition here caught my eye. Meadow Trail, Tallmadge Meadows Area, Munroe Falls Metro Park.

#summitmetroparks #hike #fallentrees #rottingtree #rottingwood #treephotography #vines #vine #trees #hikingtrails #hiking #hikers #hikingspree #ohiometropark #ohioparks #naturephotography #nature #naturelovers #natureshots #naturephotographs #beautifulnature #pagan #paganartist

[francescaswords]

I don’t know if the term “M&S girlie” existed in 2015 but Ariel Scarlet is definitely an M&S girlie. Get to know Ariel better in the ROTTING TREES book club from 27th July as we celebrate the launch of book 2 in the trilogy, DEAD ENDS: francescaswords.com/bezzinas-emporium-series

[francescaswords]

I began working on Bezzina’s Emporium trilogy during my philosophy degree, while I was thinking about the rise of the far right, curbs on free speech and increasing public contentment for bigotry in the everyday.

It starts in 2015 - when liberal politics and social tolerance in the UK still seemed, relatively, on the up. If you’ve been wondering how we got to book bans in schools and beloved children’s authors spending their money ruining the lives of minority groups, this series is for you. Thank you to Valeria for making this wonderful trailer - it’s been such a pleasure working across several time zones and continents to bring the series to life!

Check out the series // Check out Valeria’s work via ValkiriART

[francescaswords]

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Francesca Astraea (@francescas_words)

Forgot to thank my critique partners because I was distracted by smudged eyeliner, forgot to fix my eyeliner because I was thinking about critique partners, eyeliner still smudged so now it's today's look. Also St Brigid's is Monday, but what is time, really? Thank you critique partners!!! Rotting Trees is available everywhere, links/merch/signed copies are here.

[francescaswords]

Introducing ROTTING TREES, a Bezzina's Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities novel

Ta dahh! Cursenovel is called ROTTING TREES, and you can read it from 11th December at the No.1 Readers’ Club on Patreon. You can find the prologue and chapters one to three here.

All the women in Ariel Scarlet’s family die before the age of forty. Family legend blames a cursed Victorian necklace, and Ariel is determined to discover who cursed it and why. Sophey Cartwright works in Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities. She can help Ariel find out the truth... but is Ariel ready to face the past and choose her own place in history?

The prologue is on Patreon now and I can’t wait for you to get to know Sophey and Ariel. I’ve put together a little info post on my blog.

[francescaswords]

Small Business Shenanigans: Reopening My Stationery Shop (Part One)

The series no one asked for but everyone needs in this era of mass commercialisation. Happy shopping season! August 2024 Think about how much I miss running my shops, and about how the flexibility offered from setting your own work hours is quite helpful for managing chronic fatigue syndrome. September and October 2024 Talk about how much I miss running my shops. Think about how I would run…

View On WordPress