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a journal of ends and beginnings https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/ published by @psychopomp.com

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The Breeze & the Black Door - PSYCHOPOMP.COM I heard some movement at my front door / but it was just a storm.

"There’s nothing out there beyond the fence
except the old house and the woods.

Nothing to be scared of, I guess."

OUR FINAL piece of issue 41!

The Breeze & the Black Door by Mack W. Mani

read and enjoy here:

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

05.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Breeze & the Black Door - PSYCHOPOMP.COM I heard some movement at my front door / but it was just a storm.

"There’s nothing out there beyond the fence
except the old house and the woods.

Nothing to be scared of, I guess."

OUR FINAL piece of issue 41!

The Breeze & the Black Door by Mack W. Mani

read and enjoy here:

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

05.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This interview is one of my most honest and upfront. I also wax poetic a few times bc I’m old. Anyway, thank you Shingai Njeri Kagunda. Great questions!

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You Build Your House on Your Father's Corpse - PSYCHOPOMP.COM You build your house on your father’s corpse.

"You walk down the hill to draw water, and you have to watch your footing. Navigating your father’s corpse is a perilous affair."

TODAY, beloveds!!

a new story for you πŸ–€

You Build Your House on Your Father’s Corpse by Sadoeuphemist

read it here:

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

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a giant skull on a mountain

a giant skull on a mountain

a golden skull on a pile of coins

a golden skull on a pile of coins

Don't forget to check out @thedeadlands.com for some excellent stories. The skulls demand it! :-)

Here is a pair of covers I illustrated- oil pastel, acrylic paint and digital colour. Fun to design a themed set!

#art #horror

02.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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You Build Your House on Your Father's Corpse - PSYCHOPOMP.COM You build your house on your father’s corpse.

"You walk down the hill to draw water, and you have to watch your footing. Navigating your father’s corpse is a perilous affair."

TODAY, beloveds!!

a new story for you πŸ–€

You Build Your House on Your Father’s Corpse by Sadoeuphemist

read it here:

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

02.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

we're open for THREE WEEKS

🫢

01.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Fiction

it's march, beloveds

which means we are currently open for

POETRY SUBMISSIONS

read the guidelines and send in those poems πŸ–€πŸ’€

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

01.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

hey buds

this promotion ends today

we'd love it if you could pick up a BOOK ON SALE

then read it and love it

links in the quoted tweet if you're interested...

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writers, take note! 🫢

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The Big Idea: Bernie Jean Schiebeling Like blue eyes, height, or left-handedness, how much of our temper and ill manners can we contribute to our genetics? Author Bernie Jean Schiebeling explores the breakage of inherited anger, and wh…

what's The Big IDEA??

it's @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social talking all things House, Body, Bird for @scalzi.com's blog!!

READ ON, beloveds:

whatever.scalzi.com/2026/02/26/t...

27.02.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This book is creepy and weird, but it *also* has a good heart and doesn't let anybody off the hook. Well worth your time and dollars!

27.02.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

writers, take note! 🫢

27.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sole - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Will this letter reach you? I don’t know yet.

"Will this letter reach you? I don’t know yet."

today's new FICTION, beloveds!!

Sole by Aliya Whiteley

read it here πŸ–€

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

26.02.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sole - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Will this letter reach you? I don’t know yet.

"Will this letter reach you? I don’t know yet."

today's new FICTION, beloveds!!

Sole by Aliya Whiteley

read it here πŸ–€

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

26.02.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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House, Body, Bird | Psychopomp Raised in her family’s dollhouse museum, Birdie grew up surrounded by models of perfect daughters that she could never be, haunted by a father who refused to accept her and a mother who wouldn’t prote...

The House allowed Birdie to escape once.

It refuses to let her shame the family again.

😱

House, Body, Bird by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social is out NOW

πŸ’€

get yours here: psychopomp.com/product/hous...

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!!!

if you ⚰️ The Deadlands, you'll πŸ’€ this book

GUARANTEED!

24.02.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the Deadlands so i joined their Patreon!

23.02.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ™πŸ–€

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An annotated image of the book cover for 'House, Body, Bird' by Bernie Jean Schiebeling. Gray arrows point to the words in the title on the cover, connecting them to corresponding literal text labels: 'house' points to the word 'HOUSE', 'body' points to 'BODY', and 'bird' points to 'BIRD'. At the bottom, a large black curly bracket encompasses the entire book, labeled with the word 'book'.

An annotated image of the book cover for 'House, Body, Bird' by Bernie Jean Schiebeling. Gray arrows point to the words in the title on the cover, connecting them to corresponding literal text labels: 'house' points to the word 'HOUSE', 'body' points to 'BODY', and 'bird' points to 'BIRD'. At the bottom, a large black curly bracket encompasses the entire book, labeled with the word 'book'.

tomorrow, released

from Psychopomp

by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social

HOUSE

BODY

BIRD

book

preorder your ebook now and get it as soon as it is released tomorrow!

REALLY

psychopomp.com/product/hous...

23.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death

we are

80%

funded

(if you were curious)

80% of a skeleton cannot lift a thanksgiving turkey

80% of a liver is not enough to feed a bear

80% off is a going out of business sale

please keep us in the business of publishing death things 4 u

join us! get fiction!

πŸ‘‡

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😱

BE NICE TO SKELETON

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Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death

we are

80%

funded

(if you were curious)

80% of a skeleton cannot lift a thanksgiving turkey

80% of a liver is not enough to feed a bear

80% off is a going out of business sale

please keep us in the business of publishing death things 4 u

join us! get fiction!

πŸ‘‡

23.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Ask a Necromancer: C’est ici de l’empire de la Mort - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Like any necromancer, I’ve dreamed of building an empire of the dead.

"A job for every corpse; a cadaver for every school!"

join us, beloveds, for a very special Ask a Necromancer with @stillsostrange.bsky.social

C’est ici de l’empire de la Mort

read on!

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

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The Skull of Francisco Xalbec - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Every time I died, I received another coin to place in the skull of Francisco Xalbec.

have you read this story yet?

IT'S ONLY 1,000 WORDS LONG

SURELY THAT IS BELOW YOUR DAILY LIMIT OF WORDS YOU'RE ALLOWED TO READ ABOUT DEATH??????πŸ’€??πŸ–€??

(even if you go over, we won't say anything to... ANYone. about ANYthing).

1. go read
2. SHARE πŸ™πŸ»
3. this is from issue 41 MANY OTHER GOOD STORIES

22.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Skull of Francisco Xalbec - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Every time I died, I received another coin to place in the skull of Francisco Xalbec.

have you read this story yet?

IT'S ONLY 1,000 WORDS LONG

SURELY THAT IS BELOW YOUR DAILY LIMIT OF WORDS YOU'RE ALLOWED TO READ ABOUT DEATH??????πŸ’€??πŸ–€??

(even if you go over, we won't say anything to... ANYone. about ANYthing).

1. go read
2. SHARE πŸ™πŸ»
3. this is from issue 41 MANY OTHER GOOD STORIES

22.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is SO COOL

so proud of our skelly fam!! πŸ’€πŸ–€

21.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0