cecil fenn

writer + creator • fiction + theatre + zines + transmedia immersive • sad boy stories • aspiring menswear mannequin • local mortuary science primer • Brighton + London + New York • he/him

Brighton, United Kingdom

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Selected work (7 publications)

Scrawl Place, 2024

Holy LandIn the aftermath of their pilgrimage, even, his flesh was singing, gripped by the agony of adrenaline. Graham had not kissed a man since he was fumbling through his first puberty, dysphoria smearing his sexuality with dread and discomfort.

Short Story Substack, 2023

SideshowA technoir novelette featuring a cyberpunk circus, the cutting edge of mind-reading, and futuristic medical drama. Two young men decide what they will give up to live safely in a world that treats them as nothing more than exploitable resources.

science fiction

The Dread Machine, 2023

House & Helvete"It was like the world was a mirror," he says, "and my reflection was only my disappointment." - A record store closed by the influence of a cursed tape. A cruel doppelgänger disappointed in his floundering counterpart. An endless loop of regret.

Holy LandA young embalmer struggles with his desire to be seen both correctly and lovingly while exploring an abandoned religious theme park • Appears in Issue 12 of Canthius

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