cecil fenn

writer + designer • former funeral professional + mortuary science primer • goth academia menswear mannequin • pull me apart at the joints

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

The Restorative Artist-my debut novel-is coming September 2026. It’s a contemporary gothic that dissects memory and grief.

An accomplished mortician haunted by the death of his first love pulls apart his relationships and funeral home in an attempt to escape the pain of loss.

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

Preorder link is in my bio — Lucent Dreaming will be publishing The Restorative Artist in the UK in Sept 2026!

I would love to connect with readers & other writers - so please say hi. Also seeking a US publisher & agent, if there’s any interest. 🖤

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

Haunted by the loss of his first love, an accomplished mortician pulls apart his relationships and his funeral home to escape the pain of grief — but who is he without the dead?

👻 #GhostPit #A #G #LF #LGBT #IP

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

Preorder here: https://t.co/LQGoPN0BoD

So grateful to @LucentDreaming for helping me share this story.

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

The Restorative Artist-my debut novel-is coming September 2026. It’s a contemporary gothic that dissects memory and grief.

An accomplished mortician haunted by the death of his first love pulls apart his relationships and funeral home in an attempt to escape the pain of loss.

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

@kote_writes @PosterPitEvent Thanks for picking my work! Really appreciate it. 🖤

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

@myleejmiller Thanks so much for the shout out - and for all your work on this event! It’s been amazing 🖤

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

@KC_ClaireWrites Sounds so intriguing! (And we’re both writing TB adjacent horror.)

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

@creaturemoding Thanks so much! It’ll be coming out in the UK next year, but trying to find it a US home too. Sad goth gays for everyone. 🫡

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

@kote_writes thank you!

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

Adrian Piper’s Everything #4 at The Met

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

Outed as a dungeon synth superfan in The Guardian. https://t.co/ZdGIgt53al.

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

reject society, escape to the dungeons!

[𝕼𝖎𝖓 𝕾𝖍𝖎𝖍𝖚𝖆𝖓𝖌 @realQinHuangdi]

Touch grass. Now touch bronze. Now touch the altar. Now make the sacrifice. Now carve the sacred glyphs into the bone. Now heat the pyromancy rods

[Anna Krivolapova @AnaKrivolapova]

The origin of 'nonbinary' is a fascinating debate, but it definitely predates tumblr. This is a photo of a member of the Skoptsy, a Russian sect that formed in 1772. They believed rejecting gender physically and mentally would contribute to the group's cohesion and protect them from plague.

[Mis Leading @FaatiTheStreet]

Never forget when they knock on your door and ask “have you seen them?” You can answer “I don’t know, sorry I can’t help you,” bc the premise of the question is a lie. They are actually asking; “can I harm this person?” and you’re cooperation determines if they can.

[Daniel Kolitz @danielkolitz]

Wrote about Backwardness, Garielle Lutz’s fairly insane 932-page autobiographical masterpiece, for @thenation https://t.co/ERhFDKUql4

[FOXCULT @FOXCULTBAND]

//…TRANSMISSION::INCOMING//
//…SENDER::UNKNOWN//
//…DECRYPTING//
//…ENCRYPTION::LEVEL3//
<WHAT IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING? BEFORE THE ####… BEFORE THE DEATH OF ####### AND ######. A TIME BEFORE THE #####… BEFORE THE SUBJUGATION. # #### ###### ####.>
//…TRANSMISSION::COMPLETE//

[Zer0 Books @Zer0Books]

Out this March, with an introduction by @SanktMaxTCI 💀

[cecil fenn @cecil__fenn]

The Horrors are really just happening now.