The Deadlands
@thedeadlands.com
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we are so proud of all we did in 2025!
and our intrepid @ecatherine.com gathered it all for you to see 👀
give this post a look!!
find something amazing to read
and consider us when you fill out those nomination forms this year 🙏🖤
psychopomp.com/2025-for-you...
and our intrepid @ecatherine.com gathered it all for you to see 👀
give this post a look!!
find something amazing to read
and consider us when you fill out those nomination forms this year 🙏🖤
psychopomp.com/2025-for-you...
2025 - For Your Consideration: Psychopomp Award Eligibility - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
2025 was a year of big changes around here, and we can't imagine where 2026 will take us. Before we do, let's look back at what we did in 2025. We did some
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January 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we are so proud of all we did in 2025!
and our intrepid @ecatherine.com gathered it all for you to see 👀
give this post a look!!
find something amazing to read
and consider us when you fill out those nomination forms this year 🙏🖤
psychopomp.com/2025-for-you...
and our intrepid @ecatherine.com gathered it all for you to see 👀
give this post a look!!
find something amazing to read
and consider us when you fill out those nomination forms this year 🙏🖤
psychopomp.com/2025-for-you...
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I also had two poems in @thedeadlands.com , and I love both of them.
"Things for which I have not ascertained your consent" - this is a poem for my friend Corey Alexander, who passed away in 2020.
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"Things for which I have not ascertained your consent" - this is a poem for my friend Corey Alexander, who passed away in 2020.
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Things for which I have not ascertained your consent, by R.B. Lemberg - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
for Corey 1. Traveling to the underworld to retrieve you I do not know if you are there, but the […]
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January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I also had two poems in @thedeadlands.com , and I love both of them.
"Things for which I have not ascertained your consent" - this is a poem for my friend Corey Alexander, who passed away in 2020.
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
"Things for which I have not ascertained your consent" - this is a poem for my friend Corey Alexander, who passed away in 2020.
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
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My second poem in @thedeadlands.com is "Bay nakht afn altn mark: A rehearsal" about a very old Yiddish play which haunts me
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Bay nakht afn altn mark: A rehearsal - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is a story: there’s a marketplace at midnight. Your voice calls the dead to awaken.
psychopomp.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My second poem in @thedeadlands.com is "Bay nakht afn altn mark: A rehearsal" about a very old Yiddish play which haunts me
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
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*sips morning bone juice*
*glances at calendar*
wait, it's JANUARY?! we've got new deadlands in january!!
COMING SOON
issue 41
we can't wait for you to read this one!!! 🫶💀
*glances at calendar*
wait, it's JANUARY?! we've got new deadlands in january!!
COMING SOON
issue 41
we can't wait for you to read this one!!! 🫶💀
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
*sips morning bone juice*
*glances at calendar*
wait, it's JANUARY?! we've got new deadlands in january!!
COMING SOON
issue 41
we can't wait for you to read this one!!! 🫶💀
*glances at calendar*
wait, it's JANUARY?! we've got new deadlands in january!!
COMING SOON
issue 41
we can't wait for you to read this one!!! 🫶💀
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Ahhh!! My Canadian lady pirate & shark-thing love story is listed!
Give Them No Quarter, Tell Them All Lies pubb’d @bourbonpenn.bsky.social
www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/32/giv...
Give Them No Quarter, Tell Them All Lies pubb’d @bourbonpenn.bsky.social
www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/32/giv...
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Ahhh!! My Canadian lady pirate & shark-thing love story is listed!
Give Them No Quarter, Tell Them All Lies pubb’d @bourbonpenn.bsky.social
www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/32/giv...
Give Them No Quarter, Tell Them All Lies pubb’d @bourbonpenn.bsky.social
www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/32/giv...
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Very excited to see my @thedeadlands.com story on @datlow.bsky.social’s short story recommendation list :)
find all of @datlow.bsky.social's picks here:
Part1 ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
Part 2 ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
Part1 ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
Part 2 ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
full list of BH #17 recommendations part 1
Aaron, Camara “Inheritance,” The Black Girl Survives in This One.Abbott, Marc L. “The Reclaiming of New York City,” The Chaos Clock.Abian, Mars “Manila,” Winter in the City.Acadia, L. “Unsolved Ele…
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January 5, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Very excited to see my @thedeadlands.com story on @datlow.bsky.social’s short story recommendation list :)
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Okay this is awesome -- check out the thread that includes all of Ellen's recommendations. A *poem* of mine is on there! Hoo that's cool!
SPAWN RED MEAT ARACHNID! - And you can read it right here: psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
SPAWN RED MEAT ARACHNID! - And you can read it right here: psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Okay this is awesome -- check out the thread that includes all of Ellen's recommendations. A *poem* of mine is on there! Hoo that's cool!
SPAWN RED MEAT ARACHNID! - And you can read it right here: psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
SPAWN RED MEAT ARACHNID! - And you can read it right here: psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
👀 @datlow.bsky.social's Year's Best Horror #17 recommendations are out!!
we are SO EXCITED to have five authors/stories/poems in the mix.
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we are SO EXCITED to have five authors/stories/poems in the mix.
/thread
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
👀 @datlow.bsky.social's Year's Best Horror #17 recommendations are out!!
we are SO EXCITED to have five authors/stories/poems in the mix.
/thread
we are SO EXCITED to have five authors/stories/poems in the mix.
/thread
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the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
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the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
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“Ichthyosis” is live on @fantasymagazine.bsky.social and free to read! I will forever love Fantasy Magazine for giving my story such a gorgeous home. If you’re in the mood for animal transformations, a horror of the body & home, a sea and an unmooring, then this is the story for you. 💙
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
“Ichthyosis” is live on @fantasymagazine.bsky.social and free to read! I will forever love Fantasy Magazine for giving my story such a gorgeous home. If you’re in the mood for animal transformations, a horror of the body & home, a sea and an unmooring, then this is the story for you. 💙
we're trying a new thing.
we have an internationally shipping print tier for Patrons.
yes, shipping is expensive -- they wouldn't make it cheap for us even though we are SKELETONS.
join @ $11 if you're non-US-based and want to get a print copy starting with #41 Jan 19th
👇💀
we have an internationally shipping print tier for Patrons.
yes, shipping is expensive -- they wouldn't make it cheap for us even though we are SKELETONS.
join @ $11 if you're non-US-based and want to get a print copy starting with #41 Jan 19th
👇💀
Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon
a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death
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January 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
we're trying a new thing.
we have an internationally shipping print tier for Patrons.
yes, shipping is expensive -- they wouldn't make it cheap for us even though we are SKELETONS.
join @ $11 if you're non-US-based and want to get a print copy starting with #41 Jan 19th
👇💀
we have an internationally shipping print tier for Patrons.
yes, shipping is expensive -- they wouldn't make it cheap for us even though we are SKELETONS.
join @ $11 if you're non-US-based and want to get a print copy starting with #41 Jan 19th
👇💀
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I spent yesterday evening in the ER (I am on the mend, thank you), but that gave everyone extra time to submit stories to @thedeadlands.com. You're welcome!! This window is closed now.
a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .
Alt: A group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor. One solider says "I am doing my part!" God bless Starship Troopers.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I spent yesterday evening in the ER (I am on the mend, thank you), but that gave everyone extra time to submit stories to @thedeadlands.com. You're welcome!! This window is closed now.
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In November, a little ghost story of mine got into one of my dream magazines 🖤💀🖤
Thank you @thedeadlands.com and @vajra.me for accepting "The Ghost of Cerrera Orbital Station Makes Herself Known"😊
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Thank you @thedeadlands.com and @vajra.me for accepting "The Ghost of Cerrera Orbital Station Makes Herself Known"😊
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The Ghost of Cerrera Orbital Station Makes Herself Known - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
The ghost has always been here. You just didn’t notice her before.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In November, a little ghost story of mine got into one of my dream magazines 🖤💀🖤
Thank you @thedeadlands.com and @vajra.me for accepting "The Ghost of Cerrera Orbital Station Makes Herself Known"😊
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Thank you @thedeadlands.com and @vajra.me for accepting "The Ghost of Cerrera Orbital Station Makes Herself Known"😊
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
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One year of print @thedeadlands.com. It's your final day to join us for $5 a month on Patreon to get this goodie. Treat yourself. Support small press. patreon.com/the_deadlands
December 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One year of print @thedeadlands.com. It's your final day to join us for $5 a month on Patreon to get this goodie. Treat yourself. Support small press. patreon.com/the_deadlands
we close tonight 🖤
we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
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for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
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December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
we close tonight 🖤
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we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
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December 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
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Friends! The Deadlands could use some help! Have a look! Support if you can! 💀🖤
okay, beloveds, some real talk
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon
a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death
www.patreon.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Friends! The Deadlands could use some help! Have a look! Support if you can! 💀🖤
we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
psychopomp.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
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in other words, tiers will go up for NEW patrons starting the 1st. join now to get the current pricing 🫶
December 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
in other words, tiers will go up for NEW patrons starting the 1st. join now to get the current pricing 🫶
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okay, beloveds, some real talk
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon
a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death
www.patreon.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
okay, beloveds, some real talk
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
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Submissions @thedeadlands.com are open until 12/31 (midnight ET). SUGGESTIONS: do not send me novels, simsubs, stories about Dear Leader, corpse-fucking, or any combination thereof. HOT TIP: Why don't you read the guidelines!
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The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
psychopomp.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Submissions @thedeadlands.com are open until 12/31 (midnight ET). SUGGESTIONS: do not send me novels, simsubs, stories about Dear Leader, corpse-fucking, or any combination thereof. HOT TIP: Why don't you read the guidelines!
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
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Membership (in @thedeadlands.com Patreon) has its privileges (a print copy!!!)
December 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Membership (in @thedeadlands.com Patreon) has its privileges (a print copy!!!)
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The Deadlands is putting out some truly incredible fiction about death--please consider becoming a patron to support their work.
okay, beloveds, some real talk
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon
a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death
www.patreon.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Deadlands is putting out some truly incredible fiction about death--please consider becoming a patron to support their work.
okay, beloveds, some real talk
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon
a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death
www.patreon.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
okay, beloveds, some real talk
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
in just three days, we'll be raising our patreon pricing
BUT
if you join before the 1st you'll get the old pricing (and it will stay that way)!!
🖤 thank you 🖤 from the bottom of our crunchy, calcified hearts for considering!
www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
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On Day 5 of #12DaysOfPoetry, I am awake very early in an airport. Here is a @thedeadlands.com poem for this transitional zone:
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Persephone Takes Up the Garnets, by Ursula Whitcher - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Her father’s family wants everything lush the first time. An eagle’s feathers soft as rainfall, coins pouring thick as magnolia […]
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December 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
On Day 5 of #12DaysOfPoetry, I am awake very early in an airport. Here is a @thedeadlands.com poem for this transitional zone:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
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