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Publisher of otherworldly fiction @ Psychopomp.com Publisher of death-focused magazine: @TheDeadlands.com Publisher of @fantasymagazine.bsky.social Buy our books! https://psychopomp.com/books/

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You can read part of my short fiction review for Locus Magazine at Locus Online! Featuring stories from @podcastle.org @castofwonders.org and @fantasymagazine.bsky.social !

05.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Being in conversation with @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social felt like a gift for me as a writer and reader in this moment of rumours of war and unceasing terrible political news.
There may be some words in this conversation that offer your heart & imagination something more to hold onto too.

04.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 10 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
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Writing from Liminal Spaces; A Conversation with Rebecca Roanhorse - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Shingai Njeri Kagunda talks with author Rebecca Roanhorse.

TODAY!!

do we ever have something SPECIAL for you, beloveds!

originally slated for @fantasymagazine.bsky.social 100 πŸ’”

but here for YOU nonetheless:

Writing from Liminal Spaces; A Conversation with @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social by @shingai-be-like.bsky.social

psychopomp.com/writing-from...

03.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

β€œInheritance is never clean. We gather too much over the course of a life, too many objects imbued with too many memories, to ever pass on an uncomplicated story to our descendants.”

04.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 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!

03.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Writing from Liminal Spaces; A Conversation with Rebecca Roanhorse - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Shingai Njeri Kagunda talks with author Rebecca Roanhorse.

TODAY!!

do we ever have something SPECIAL for you, beloveds!

originally slated for @fantasymagazine.bsky.social 100 πŸ’”

but here for YOU nonetheless:

Writing from Liminal Spaces; A Conversation with @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social by @shingai-be-like.bsky.social

psychopomp.com/writing-from...

03.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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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

CONGRATS!!

28.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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...

28.02.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM This is how it begins.

So Nebula noms close tomorrow? The day after? I didn’t make an eligibility post because lolol, what are spoons, but I did write a story with a queer throuple, a (big) fish, the sea off the Coromandel Coast, and a whole lotta body horror messiness plus yearning in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social

28.02.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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
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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

writers, take note! 🫢

27.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™ŒπŸ–€πŸ–€

27.02.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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
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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...

25.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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...

25.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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...

Happy release day to @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social's

House, Body, Bird!

"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 protect her."

Grab your copy now!

24.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Year in Review 2025 by A.C. Wise The Year in Review 2025 It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of another year, or at the beginning of a new one by the time this is published. Whatever else is going on in the world, reading contin…

πŸ–€ @acwise.bsky.social's Year in Review is up!!

No One to Hold the Distant Dead, @klschroeder.bsky.social!

Summer in the House of the Departed @joshrountree.bsky.social!

β€œExtreme Sports Club for Octogenarians” @katelechler.bsky.social fr @thedeadlands.com issue 37!!

locusmag.com/feature/the-...

24.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

if you pre-ordered, THANK YOU

eBooks are waiting in your inbox.

print copies will arrive in March

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING USa

24.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 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...

Happy release day to @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social's

House, Body, Bird!

"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 protect her."

Grab your copy now!

24.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

the diagram checks out, we are go for BOOK

23.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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

it will be in early March, most likely!

we will def. post updates on this account :)

23.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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
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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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...

23.02.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No One To Hold The Distant Dead | Psychopomp As extinction takes species after species, Inga and the people of Nordenmark must find a way to survive, and a reason to live, in the spaces death leaves behind.

No One To Hold The Distant Dead

"Lush, lyrical, and heartbreaking, No One to Hold the Distant Dead is fascinating science fiction" -- @ivygrimes.bsky.social

$1.99 and it's yours:

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