HeyJaredthe Shrouded Grouse
Writing and illustrating in the liminal spaces and moody places. Supernatural neo-gothic fiction. Zines. Musings on what it means to be haunted. Waiting to see a real ghost.
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- Sep 27, 2026
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Set Me Free (opens the original)
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Celia, filled with grief and guilt, inherits her aunt’s estate, including a curious old record player.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="300" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UidY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%
Reformed (opens the original)
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Digging back into the vault for this one, while I work on several other projects. I wrote this story a while back, and it first appeared in the July 2025 issue of Terrors & Tales.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="300" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fe
More Questions Than Answers: A Millcreek Story (opens the original)
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*Written for the Millcreek Village community fiction project by several authors, where everyone builds the world together, hosted by Maryellen Brady 💗📚.Millcreek is full of silly weirdness and unsolvable mysteries. I realize this isn’t my usual fare, but we’re just having some fun here!LAST TIME: Ellie and her “roommates” got ready for a party.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!U
Burnt Bridges (opens the original)
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Written for Building Bridges: A Flood of Flash Fiction to Fight Flash Floods. *Please consider helping the artistic community in need.<img alt=""
Making Progress (opens the original)
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A friend and I were planning some roll and write prompts (for someday) when lo, but posted her fun prompts! Roll dice for the elements, and write a story based on what you roll. I’ll link that post at the end. You should participate, too. There’s not a firm deadline.I mean, look at me. I spent way more time than I intended. Got a bit too attached to my narrator and his cult.Here’s what I rolled (and my initial thoughts):Text within this block will maintain its orig
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