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The Speculative

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Dark speculative "what-ifs" and late-night ramblings. Also books. Lots of books.

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About V. S. Holmes

Author of dark spec fic, from snarky sapphic archaeologists in space to slow burn fantasy. Writer for SolForge Fusion. Querying: THE PASSING OF EIR LAHREN, a folkloric fantasy + gothic romance inspired by death, sex, + Frisian folklore.

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