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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1h

They definitely inspired my Nimue.

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1h

I loved it so much.

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 3h

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Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 16h

NOT NOW, 2025.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19h

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19h

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 16h

Girl in Hyacinth Blue (Susan Vreeland), Blackbird House (Alice Hoffman), Mr Wrong (Elizabeth Jane Howard)

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 20h

hello from the other side

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 20h

One of my favorite recent books, yep.

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 20h

Better unfollow me!

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

Has anyone found the easter egg on the cover of Summer in the House of the Departed by @joshrountree.bsky.social?

the cover of Summer in the House of the Departed, by Josh Rountree, showing an old Victorian house, kids on the porch steps, Polaroids falling from the sky.

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

Lovely. Thank you, Elias, for the care you show all the books you cover. ♥

Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by Josh Rountree. A sere novella of death & haunting in east Texas, a mournful & moving read, cut through with ghosts & the dry burning heat of surreality. Our drink, a mocktail, is the Safeheart.

SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by Josh Rountree, a coffee colored book alongside a coffee drink on a bookshelf.

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

If you don't want a coin, or any cool signed books, but still want to support @thedeadlands.com, the best way to do that is through our Patreon. Let's keep this skeleton crew running.

www.patreon.com/the_deadlands

Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon

a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

Come help us fund year six of The Deadlands--paying for stories, poems, essays, and staff! Your mushroom coin enters you in spooky giveaways throughout 2026. We can't do this without you!

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Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground

psychopomp.com

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

I shall have to read this book!

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

God, I love football.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHMYGOD
Trevor Lawrence is something else

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

This week, Taylor Swift taught me the word "dickmatized." Never say you're too old to learn something!

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

same, tho

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

SO PRETTY YOU COULD EAT IT, but don't, as that would be a painful ticket to the Deadlands. We can get you there without the fuss. SUPPORT US going into 2026!! 🖤💀🖤🍄🖤

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 1d

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

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behold!

Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 1d

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

behold!

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

o m g who knew

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

You’ll now be able to get an updated coronavirus shot in every state without a prescription, according to the American Pharmacists Association.

CVS and Walgreens have stated you won’t need to attest to any underlying conditions and the questions will be removed from their online booking system.

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

♥♥♥

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

alt text: the top panel shows Taylor Swift in a white gown, in a river of blossoms, right arm outstretched, dying; the bottom panel shows "The Death of Ophelia” by Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Heyser (1900), Ophelia in a white gown, in a river of blossoms, right arm outstretched, dying.

SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 2d

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 2d

coming soon:

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 2d

Yes, I also got the purple one and it has a lot less pop/noise than the orange glitter vinyl. Now playing...

A look at the purple glitter vinyl, shiny bug edition of The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift.

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