a journal of ends and beginnings https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/ published by @psychopomp.com, tweets by @feliciafm.bsky.social and @seanmarkey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mtubqpiymk2x"When Deehah, my grandmother, dies, I decide that I will take her eyeballs before the family swoops in." today's FICTION, beloveds!! read Inheritance by Shobhita Narayan HERE: https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/inheritance/24 Aug 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtubqpiymk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mtlpocap4k2jYES this is actually the best we are not biased xo also #1 poetry editor @nicasio.bsky.social is THE BEST true facts #ReadMoreDeathPoetry2026AndFutureYearsAsWell [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlpocap4k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mtgtsf2xmc2i"Emptiness is its own language, but you and I, we have learned to speak it. " TODAY beloveds this poem this poem this poem!!! There are lonely things in the forest by @rukman.bsky.social read it here: https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/there-are-lonely-things-in-the-forest/19 Aug 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgtsf2xmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mtgtsf2xmc2i"Emptiness is its own language, but you and I, we have learned to speak it. " TODAY beloveds this poem this poem this poem!!! There are lonely things in the forest by @rukman.bsky.social read it here: https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/there-are-lonely-things-in-the-forest/19 Aug 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgtsf2xmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mt2lrn56qc2l"as Dark Souls III demonstrates, even the grandest of bonfires eventually burns down to ashes." TODAY beloveds!! our latest non-fic 🔥 Dark Souls III and the Exhaustion of a Long Life by Kelsey Nichols 💀 https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/dark-souls-iii-and-the-exhaustion-of-a-long-life/14 Aug 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2lrn56qc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mt2lrn56qc2l"as Dark Souls III demonstrates, even the grandest of bonfires eventually burns down to ashes." TODAY beloveds!! our latest non-fic 🔥 Dark Souls III and the Exhaustion of a Long Life by Kelsey Nichols 💀 https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/dark-souls-iii-and-the-exhaustion-of-a-long-life/14 Aug 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2lrn56qc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3msqqtc633k25in case you missed it and trust us you want to read this one! 🖤 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqqtc633k25https://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3msj3on7pjs2gWOWW [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj3on7pjs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3msinzifets2ldid you know there's just ONE DAY LEFT to vote in the 2026 Hugo awards??? VOTE SKELETON 💀 🥹 pretty please? 🫶 https://www.thehugoawards.org/2026/05/2026-hugo-award-voting-is-now-open/07 Aug 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msinzifets2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mshbjxcqfk2m"Briny air fills your nostrils, sunlight knuckles at your eyes, and the boarding queue finally starts to move." today, beloveds!! our newest fiction: Your Name Goes Here by Rich Larson https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/your-name-goes-here/07 Aug 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshbjxcqfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3msbwwtdig224SUPER proud to see #1 deadlands editor in chief @ecatherine.com as a finalist for her work in THE DEADLANDS ...THIS deadlands what?! incredible and a hearty toast to all finalists, a bone-on-bone *clink* well done thanks to the judges and thank you all our readers forever https://locusmag.com/2026/08/2026-world-fantasy-awards-finalists/04 Aug 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbwwtdig224https://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3msbrflgvuc23"This isn’t funny, the ant thinks as the foot comes down." TODAY, beloveds!! a new poem, just for you Do You Believe There are People Who, Noticing an Insect on the Sidewalk, Step Out of Their Way to Crush It Under Their Feet? by @andrewkozma.net read it here 💀 https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/do-you-believe/04 Aug 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbrflgvuc23https://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3ms23ybhgpk2bLOVE TO HEAR IT thanks @amalelmohtar.com hello @khoreo.bsky.social we 🖤 you [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms23ybhgpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mrxwlodmms2xnew story first story from issue 43 for you to read ON LINE Vessel, Skin, Daughter, Stranger by @clairejiawen.bsky.social "At the time, my mother hadn’t yet instilled in me that you can only implant a body with a corporeal spirit." READ MORE NOW! 👇 https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/vessel-skin-daughter-stranger/31 Jul 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxwlodmms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mrxwlodmms2xnew story first story from issue 43 for you to read ON LINE Vessel, Skin, Daughter, Stranger by @clairejiawen.bsky.social "At the time, my mother hadn’t yet instilled in me that you can only implant a body with a corporeal spirit." READ MORE NOW! 👇 https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/vessel-skin-daughter-stranger/31 Jul 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxwlodmms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mrvfyeko422hthey say to vote with your heart but what if you vote with your bones instead? The Deadlands for Hugo Best Semiprozine 2026 BestSEMIPROzine2026 we would like you to vote for us 💀 info and stuff: www.thehugoawards.org https://www.thehugoawards.org/30 Jul 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvfyeko422hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mrsfcdj4i22oREAD MORE POETRY specifically THIS poetry the poetry we JUST PUBLISHED in issue 43 it is called MAYBE and it is GOOD POETRY here is a link so you can READ MORE POETRY please like and share thank you #marketing #smallpress #thedeadlandsmarketingteamwashere https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/maybe/29 Jul 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsfcdj4i22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mrqanddmsc2dTODAY, beloveds! our first poem of issue 43 🖤 "Maybe you’re beautiful and like all of us, had fears Maybe you picked the wrong mask, so we never saw your face." Maybe by @phodiso-modirwa.bsky.social read the full poem here 💀 https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/maybe/28 Jul 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqanddmsc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mrqanddmsc2dTODAY, beloveds! our first poem of issue 43 🖤 "Maybe you’re beautiful and like all of us, had fears Maybe you picked the wrong mask, so we never saw your face." Maybe by @phodiso-modirwa.bsky.social read the full poem here 💀 https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/maybe/28 Jul 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqanddmsc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mr4gmq5iuc2wissue 43 is live and available for Patrons THANK YOU for being a patron, we hope you love and read this issue. if you love THE DEADLANDS please support us by becoming a patron! if you do (and we can't stress this enough) YOU GET TO READ ISSUE 43 RIGHT NOW!!!!1!!~!!💀!!11! https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/patreon/20 Jul 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4gmq5iuc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mqzivu35wc2pquick important ISSUE 43 update: it's late it's gonna BE late the state of this issue's being is one of lateness but do no worry it will arrive SOON and YOU will be the first to hear about it if you're on our email list or if you follow us here on BSKY sorry and thank you and goodnight19 Jul 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzivu35wc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thedeadlands.com/post/3mqtszkevh22min case you missed it! issue 43 is imminent 💀🫶 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:rbufuc7mdahaahp2oitsspsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtszkevh22m