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Ebon Croe
Member since March 5, 2026
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WRIT OF THE DEAD POET
Death came for me on the eve of my good fortune, emissary of my shadowed writ, finding the ink still warm with blood yet denying me the hour I was owed. Life grants only the privilege of passing, swiftly, without malice or mercy, as if I had been chosen.
Chosen by the rival poet who seethed beneath the shadow‑borne temptation of my fate.
Shot through the skull, I scrawled, in fevered haste, the rage of my assassin’s name at the end of my crowning opus, sealing his doom in the blood of my final breath, granting him the fame that damned him. Murder, by his hands, or mine?
But Death had its own writ for my deliverance: to bury me in the mind of this madman. I rose not in flesh but in the margins of his fame, an anguished tremor in his quill hand with every stolen breath, the revenant author of the poem he defiled. His name, written as if in victory, bled into the curse beneath his shadowward path; every praise he gathered, steeped in usurpation, forged the shadow of my return.
In the nights that followed, my words tormented him like a crown of thorns twisting truth through his mind. His quill trembled; the ink recoiled. My voice threaded through his nightmares like a tightening stitch, until he could no longer tell whether the poem was writing him, or writing me.
At last, he shattered, and my final words rose through the paper:
God, I died this night, bearing witness to the devil’s delight.
When they found his body, fingers curled around the cold pages of my shadow‑wrought opus, the ink had blackened, yet beneath it, death’s signature lay, Ebon Croe.
Ebon Croe’s timeline
- July 2026
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14 TueNew follower
@Human Cultist
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11 Sat
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11 SatFirst contest commendation
Neopoet Weekly 07/05/26 to 07/11/26
with the poem "WRIT OF THE DEAD POET".
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09 ThuReceived a critique
on WRIT OF THE DEAD POET from @kellustzall
"I too want to be an unapologetic maximalist like you someday. So confident." -
05 SunNew follower
@kellustzall
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04 SatNew follower
@Asa B.
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04 SatReceived a critique
on WRIT OF THE DEAD POET from @Izzi Reinier
"Hello Ebon Have just read your piece and to me your work represents such a high level of literary and creative skill . l have been away from this site for a couple of years but will acquaint myself with your earlier wor…" -
04 SatPosted a poem
WRIT OF THE DEAD POET
"Death came for me on the eve of my good fortune, emissary of my shadowed writ, finding the ink still warm with blood yet denying me the hour I was owed. Life grants only the privilege of passing, swiftly, without malice or mercy, as if I had been chosen." - April 2026
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13 MonReceived a critique
on SCARE CROE from @Candlewitch
"I am so glad to have found you... This is an amazing write! As new blood, you are ever so welcome here! I shall endeavor to read all your postings in my spare time...they are as mother's milk to me. I have a male alter…" -
13 MonPosted a poem
SCARE CROE
"Darkest of souls are not where they long to go, nor where the living judge them to be." -
10 FriReceived a critique
on Servant to the Bogeyman from @Leslie
"Very cool poem, your descriptions were great. I really liked this poem!" -
07 TueReceived a critique
on Life's Fifth Season from @Leslie
"My favorite lines are in the last stanza, you have created a beatific poem. I've always believed that one way or another we all find a path into eternity that is full of growth and comfort to us as individuals and as a…" -
06 MonReceived a critique
on Life's Fifth Season from @Lavender
"Hello, Ebon, A very haunting, but also reverent piece. I see in your bio/profile page that you "sit comfortably in the shadows..." This poem certainly reflects that. Reading it aloud gives it a very ominous feeling, and…" -
06 Mon
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- March 2026
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31 TueReceived a critique
on Seethe Door from @Geezer
"Anything with a "Killer" in the title, qualifies as a monster story, I guess. There are a few others too; there are the vampires in Racing Nights and some with no name. Monsters in closets, under beds and in castles. I…" -
30 MonReceived a critique
on Seethe Door from @Geezer
"Some story! Sorry, I didn't mean to pry; but we all want to write so that everyone understands what we are saying. At least, that's my plan. Thank you for sharing, and if you need help with any monsters, I have a little…" -
29 SunNew follower
@Geezer
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28 Sat
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28 SatCritiqued
"Vengeance in the Devil’s Den" by @RJ Bear
"Nicely done, RJ, telling your dark gothic tale. You put me as a participant, not just an observer. I like these types of poetic writings, as it feels like I'm watching a short indie film. Good way of making use of your…" -
28 SatFirst critique offered
on "Vengeance in the Devil’s Den" by @RJ Bear
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23 Mon
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16 Mon
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15 SunHighest posting month
March 2026 — 6 poems
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09 MonPosted a poem
GOTHIES Dwell
"Deep down below, the hollow echoes of musty dampbreath and misty song air" -
07 SatPosted a poem
SHAKESPEARE'S SKULL
"To what’s my burden that I ferry then the fear I can no longer bury" -
05 ThuFirst publication
The Croe Tolls
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05 Thu
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05 ThuJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I live in the Pacific Northwest as a poet and artist whose work focuses on chilling tones of ghostly encounters and the psychological effects they have on human behaviour. My writing is a hybrid collection of interconnected short stories, half written in lyrical verse and half in traditional prose, with a reflective approach to the darker aspects of personal and collective haunting experiences. I explore the forces that define us, our choices, regrets, and the vulnerabilities we carry into our curiosity about the afterlife. I sit comfortably in the shadows, writing about what bumps us in the physical night.
Location: CAN
Recent Work
Contest Wins
| Winning Submission | Contest | Contest Date |
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| WRIT OF THE DEAD POET | Neopoet Weekly 07/05/26 to 07/11/26 | 5 July, 2026 – 11 July, 2026 |