L. Rose Writes

What I Write:

Image of a woman sitting in a dry field next to a metal sculpture of a UFO. — L. Rose at the UFO Watchtower
Saguache County, Colorado

Low fantasy— It’s not quite urban fantasy, not quite magical realism, and decidedly not “high” fantasy.
But there are absolutely some magical shenanigans going on.

Queer characters— LGBTQ+ characters are ready for adventure! We have unexpected afterlives to navigate, temp-jobs with the Fae Court to be had, and haunted houses to fall in love with.

Narrative poetry— Stories, but with rhythm!

“Hey, Dad. If there’s high art, then what’s low art?”
“Stop signs. Somebody’s got to make ’em.”
Me, age 15. My dad, an ageless sage.

Publications

Read
“The Heights on Faery Hill”
in…

Born and raised in the middle of a dreary, gray city, Lucy has always dreamed of the Green Place. On a Midsummer’s Eve, she is offered a chance to stay in the Green Place forever…for a price.

Available from Soteira Press

Read
“Quasix’s Doom Day”
in…

*Spoon Knife 4: A Neurodivergent Guide to Spacetime*

During a flying lesson, Quasix’s carship is hijacked by an escaped war criminal who has some kind of history with Quasix’s flying instructor. Quasix can only hope that their shaky-at-best precognitive abilities will be enough to avert certain doom.

Available from Autonomous Press

Poetry

A House on Fire Might Breathe a Phoenix to Life

A Protest Poem from the Homefront

Read the poem here.

Image foreground is an upraised fist. Image background, out of focus, is a crowd sitting on the pavement of a city street.

(Image: Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

About L. Rose Reed

Photo of a smiling woman with great eyeshadow and her beautiful yet stupid cat.

L. Rose Reed is a former teacher, current library paraprofessional, and forever historian. She writes queer speculative fantasy and narrative poetry. She is a decent musician and a terrible gardener.

Reed is a winner of the Helen Schaible International Sonnet Contest. Her short fiction appears in Spoon Knife 4: A Neurodivergent Guide to Spacetime and The Monsters We Forgot, Vol. 1.

Reed currently lives in Aurora, Colorado with her platonic life partners and a clowder of cats. You may find her at her beloved spinet piano, or online at lrosewrites.tumblr.com and on Twitter at @LRoseWrites.