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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 7h

help support small press!

help support death magazines!

we're just out here trying to do some cool shit, like:

@vajra.me is guest editing OCTOBER and JANUARY deadlands DOUBLE VAJRA !

with CUSTOM DOUBLE ART BY @carlydraws.bsky.social !!

upcoming NOVELETTE (April 2026) by @dianadima.com !!!

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 · 16h

things you can do to help a skeleton crew out:

support our fundraiser: psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

join our patreon: www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...

spread the word 🖤💀🙏🙏🙏

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

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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

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 1d

There are a few signed copies of RAKESFALL you can get for supporting The Deadlands! psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 2d

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 2d

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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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 3d

it's sunday october 5th

have you read the novelette

GARDEN OF THE BLOODPOTTER

yet?

👀

by @babblewocky.bsky.social ??

you absolutely should

and you CAN

right here:

Garden of the Bloodpotter - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

The latest novelette by Erin Brown: Garden of the Bloodpotter, published by Psychopomp, read it for FREE.

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 4d

SO MUSH ROOM

FOR THIS COIN

october fundraiser...

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 5d

we've made SO MUSH room in our October schedule

to bring you an amazing coin for the ferryman

and raise the dead we mean raise some funds

for your favorite magazine about death

THE DEADLANDS

will you join us October 6th??

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 8d

coming this monday

OCTOBER 6TH

a new coin for the ferryman. DEADLANDS FUNDRAISER

what do you think is on the coin this year?

closest guess wins one

autumn leaf

GO

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 5d

that is some AMAZING MERCH wow

Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 5d

we're still big fans, and the album is still extremely inspired by STARSTRUCK

it's up for preorder right now

it's VERY very good and we are happy we got to play a role in helping bring it to life.

go support this mega cool indie band and listen to good music inspired by a good novella!

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Wonderdust, by Hail Your Highness

6 track album

hailyourhighness.bandcamp.com

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 5d

you may remember we were collaborating with @hyhband.bsky.social to release a soundtrack to @aimeeogdenwrites.com's novella STARSTRUCK

long story short, the music project took on a life of its own for HYH, and we gave them the rights back so they could bring it to life as a bigger project

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Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social · 5d

"The first time I stole someone’s memory, it tasted like burnt coffee and vintage whiskey." ☕🥃

now that's the way to start our Fantasy Friday!!

read on:

The Memory Breach by @wunderkind100.bsky.social

psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

The Memory Breach - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

The first time I stole someone's memory, it tasted like burnt coffee and vintage whiskey. I didn't mean to do it—I was just trying to help Mrs. Henderson find her keys.

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Erin Brown @babblewocky.bsky.social · 6d

I’m honored!!!

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 6d

YES we recommend this newsletter YES💀🖤

Lyndsie Manusos @lmanusos.bsky.social · 6d

A new addition to my newsletter! Where I talk about forgetting, upcoming publications, and short fic recs with amazing work by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @catvalente.bsky.social, @katemcintyre.bsky.social, @noirbettie.bsky.social, and @babblewocky.bsky.social.

buttondown.com/LyndsieWrite...

On Forgetting

The Long Haul The audacity of needing to write newsletters in order to have a newsletter! It’s been a while, friends! Let’s see if I can get back in the...

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 6d

omg @babblewocky.bsky.social! 😍 🖤🖤

read the full novelette here!! psychopomp.com/garden-of-th...

Erin Brown @babblewocky.bsky.social · 7d

"Aww, come on! What's a few missing body parts... between friends?"

"Garden of the Bloodpotter", by Erin Brown, a novelette, now available on @psychopomp.com. Subscribe for a free copy!

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Erin Brown @babblewocky.bsky.social · 7d

"Aww, come on! What's a few missing body parts... between friends?"

"Garden of the Bloodpotter", by Erin Brown, a novelette, now available on @psychopomp.com. Subscribe for a free copy!

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 8d

coming this monday

OCTOBER 6TH

a new coin for the ferryman. DEADLANDS FUNDRAISER

what do you think is on the coin this year?

closest guess wins one

autumn leaf

GO

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 9d

it's one of the skeleton crew!!

🌮💀🖤🙌

Annika Boo-ranti Klein @noirbettie.bsky.social · 9d

hey do you guys like stories? how do you feel about taco bell? and free stuff, do you enjoy free stuff? i assume you said yes to all of that, so HAVE I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU! (cw: grief)

Every Taco Bell in America — IfTheresAnyone

Every Taco Bell in America has a portal somewhere in it that takes you to the original Taco Bell. The original Taco Bell exists out of time and place, or at least that’s what people say. I don’t belie...

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 9d

"This is the story of what would not be left behind."

we are so excited to share our final novelette of 2025!!

Garden of the Bloodpotter by @babblewocky.bsky.social

and hey, if you want a free ebook of the novelette, drop your email after the story 🖤✨

psychopomp.com/garden-of-th...

Garden of the Bloodpotter - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

The latest novelette by Erin Brown: Garden of the Bloodpotter, published by Psychopomp, read it for FREE.

psychopomp.com

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 9d

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 9d

"A radish, a fox, and a boulder walk into the world…"

STARSTRUCK is such a delight!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com @psychopomp.com

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 9d

Our guest this week is Aimee Ogden! Excited to talk about several of Aimee’s short stories, as well as her fantastic new novelette, STARSTRUCK!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com @psychopomp.com

Starstruck, by Aimee Ogden | Psychopomp

a radish, a fox, and a boulder walk into the world... check out the cover for Aimee's amazing novella STARSTRUCK, and preorder your copy today.

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 9d

"This is the story of what would not be left behind."

we are so excited to share our final novelette of 2025!!

Garden of the Bloodpotter by @babblewocky.bsky.social

and hey, if you want a free ebook of the novelette, drop your email after the story 🖤✨

psychopomp.com/garden-of-th...

Garden of the Bloodpotter - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

The latest novelette by Erin Brown: Garden of the Bloodpotter, published by Psychopomp, read it for FREE.

psychopomp.com

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 11d

hey our newest newsletter just went out 💀

with updates on the goings on at Psychopomp headquarters

and some deathly links to aid you in your living journey 🖤

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The Is Where You Can Contact PSYCHOPOMP.COM

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 11d

hey our newest newsletter just went out 💀

with updates on the goings on at Psychopomp headquarters

and some deathly links to aid you in your living journey 🖤

want to get our newsletter in your inbox? drop your email into the subscribe box at the bottom of this page:

psychopomp.com/contact/

The Is Where You Can Contact PSYCHOPOMP.COM

If you need to send us a message, well, this is the contact page! Fill out the form to say "hello."

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Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social · 15d

we are extremely excited to share that @goblinprincete.bsky.social has joined the Fantasy team as Art Director! ✨

Jabari Weathers is a freelance illustrator, writer and game designer with work in Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and many other titles.

Welcome, Jabari! 🦄💖

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