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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Just a reminder I also wrote a book about witches only every one of them is queer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🔮⚡️

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Cover reveal! WITCHES OF THE WHEEL arrives 9/22. Pre-order wherever you buy books. ⚡️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🥃🫧🔮

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

“Spanish fly—a toxin derived from blister beetles—was a common ingredient in love potions, producing a warm, fuzzy feeling caused by inflammation. At a high enough dose, the toxin could kill.”

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A Brief History of Potions

Poisons, spells, medicines and magic

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

When you’re looking for a horror movie to watch and “Melania” pops up.

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Hey, Vampires at Sea is a finalist for the Foreword Indies! Yay for gay books!

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I wrote a little something about the history of magic, from Mesopotamia to Wicca ⚡️ open.substack.com/pub/lindsaym...

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Tonight, tonight! There will be drinks, a costume contest, and burlesque!

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Philly friends, you’re invited to H&H on Tuesday for an evening of queer joy and slutty emotional vampire nonsense 🛳️🌊 🩸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💋🔥 www.eventbrite.com/e/sexy-fun-w...

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One More Page Books @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

We're so excited to be hosting @pickyourpotions.bsky.social on 1/14 at 7pm. VAMPIRES AT SEA is a smutty queer horror comedy, and it was one of Katie's favorite reads last year. Come meet Lindsay and hear more about the book as she discusses it with fellow horror author @sonorataylor.bsky.social .

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Rebecca Cuthbert @rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Thank you @necessaryfiction.com for letting me do this review. Such a great read, and so fun to write about. Love @pickyourpotions.bsky.social 's work!

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

“At once monumentally self-absorbed and keenly observant – the better to identify suitable targets for consumption and/or sex – Rebekah is a delightful point-of-view character. She swans through the world, convinced that she is an object of envy and lust wherever she goes…”

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

DC friends, are we looking for some grown-up fun on Halloween? Vamp up and head over to Politics and Prose and watch me in conversation with @verakurian.bsky.social re: my smutty horror-comedy novella, VAMPIRES AT SEA! I will be taking audience questions and signing books!

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

“There’s a voice in my head constantly reporting on how I’m fat and lazy, an idiot and a failure – things I wouldn’t even say to my worst enemy. I’ve analyzed that voice, deconstructed its tone, rejected its choice of words. I’ve argued, I’ve dismissed it. But the voice persists.”

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Vampires At Sea – Necessary Fiction

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

My piece on writing Vampires at Sea is out in Necessary Fiction!

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

If you read Vampires at Sea, or would consider reading a horror-comedy about emotional vampires on a queer cruise, these drink recipes are for you. The Lilitu mocktail is my favorite. Cheers!

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d h @deeholloway.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

the only vampire-movie ranking you need this Halloween is Rebekah's, via @pickyourpotions.bsky.social for DIS/MEMBER. your perfect aperitif before VAMPIRES AT SEA! www.dis-member.com/fiction-rebe...

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[FICTION] REBEKAH'S MOST FUCKABLE VAMPIRES OF FILM • DIS/MEMBER

Rebekah the Emotional Vampire, star of Lindsay Merbaum's novella Vampires at Sea, returns to DIS/MEMBER with a ranking of her favorite film vampires.

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This was so fun! My first podcast interview re: Vampires at Sea!

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Turn The Page! - Syosset Public Library 🎤 @splturnthepage.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Ep. 371A is here! Lindsay Merbaum stops by to talk about VAMPIRES AT SEA, a seductive horror-comedy about a pair of chic emotional vampires from San Francisco vacationing– and feeding– on a queer cruise of the Black Sea. @pickyourpotions.bsky.social turnthepage.blubrry.net/2025/10/09/t...

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Rebekah, the eternally sexy emotional vampire and narrator of my book VAMPIRES AT SEA, which launched yesterday, will answer your sex and relationship questions at Politics and Prose in DC on Halloween! Reply with questions or dm me to stay anonymous! You don’t have to attend to submit a question!

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Events, events! Vampires at Sea events! Come see me in MI, Chicago, NYC, and DC! For more: www.lmerbaum.com/events

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

San Francisco kinksters: @bayareareporter.bsky.social thinks you should read my book about SF-based emotional vampires on a queer cruise! 🛳️🌊💔💋🍆🩸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The more savage these reviews get, the more I want to read Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir.

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Vampires at Sea is smutty and super queer, and now it’s a @libraryreads.bsky.social October bonus fiction pick! 😱🛳️🌊🩸🍆♥️💋🏳️‍⚧️

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I don’t mourn evil. I grieve the violence and hatred, but the loss of a fascist is not a loss.

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Oh my gods VAMPIRES AT SEA comes out in just SIX weeks. Brace yourselves for some unbridled narcissism! 🩸🛳️🌊💋🖤😂🍆💔🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s menopause

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d h @deeholloway.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

new on DIS/MEMBER: Rebekah the Emotional Vampire, star of @pickyourpotions.bsky.social's upcoming VAMPIRES AT SEA, is back with a highly subjective list! www.dis-member.com/fiction-rebe...

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[FICTION] REBEKAH'S MOST FUCKABLE VAMPIRES OF FILM • DIS/MEMBER

Rebekah the Emotional Vampire, star of Lindsay Merbaum's novella Vampires at Sea, returns to DIS/MEMBER with a ranking of her favorite film vampires.

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

“Sometimes I can see a story before it happens. But it’s never the story I want to see.” Ariel Gore, Rehearsals for Dying

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I am in shock. My silly sexy VAMPIRES AT SEA got a shoutout from LitHub! Pinch me! lithub.com/our-33-most-...

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I’m looking suggestions/leads on 1-3 fabulous drag performers in Philly for a possible bookstore event! #phillysky

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Rebekah the queer emotional vampire and star of VAMPIRES AT SEA has some advice for your sexy summer shenanigans.

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

This was so much fun to write. As was VAMPIRES AT SEA! Setting sail 10/7 from Creature Publishing.

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

If you’re watching the 💩 cruise doc on Netflix, you might like my forthcoming novella VAMPIRES AT SEA where emotional vampires go on a queer cruise around the Black Sea. Cheers!

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Hello! I’m a queer, witchy, perimenopausal author and educator from the Flint area and I’m hosting a meetup for like-minded witches this coming Saturday, June 28, at 2 pm at Crazy Wisdom in Ann Arbor. Come say hi! And play games, wear a name tag, the whole shebang. See you then! #michigansky

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I have a feeling this is going to be delicious

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