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Carly Racklin

@willowylungs.bsky.social
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Your cozy goth ghoul-friend. Writer, editor, artist. 🪦 Debut novella FUNERAL SONG out now from @deadskypub.bsky.social. Words in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Goblins & Galaxies, Haven Spec, The NoSleep Podcast, NECKSNAP Magazine, and more.

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Dead Sky Publishing @deadskypub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We get it, finding horror books that will creep you out is hard. But we’re willing to bet one of our books will have you second-guessing turning your light off. The following books are just a sampling of what Dead Sky Publishing has to offer.
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Shane Hawk @shanehawk.com · 22/09/2026
Highly recommend reading this new study published last month when you can find the time. www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org/wp-content/u...
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Happy #SapphicSeptember everyone! Can I interest you in a horror novella featuring tragic undead wives, ritual magic, and a personified Death? 💀 If that sounds like your jam, check out FUNERAL SONG, out now from @deadskypub.bsky.social! #sapphicbooks #bookrecommendations #horrorbooks #sapphichorror
An image of a detail of a painting of two women holding hands while dressed in drapey, ethereal clothing. At the bottom of the image a quote from Funeral Song by Carly Racklin reads: "I loved you; I love you, and you killed me, and look what's become of us."
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ah, the AI-generated spam emails I've been getting are the best. This time they thought I was secretly @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social 😅
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goblins-galaxies.bsky.social @goblins-galaxies.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
In Carly Racklin's 'Devils, Devils,' the taste of a kiss is as bitter as it is sweet. Check it out in Goblins & Galaxies #2: bit.ly/4aLc3KX. If you enjoy this story, you'll love next week's episode of Cosmic Goblins 👀
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goblins-galaxies.bsky.social @goblins-galaxies.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Slaying monsters beats taking a lover any day.... right? Read Devils, Devils by Carly Racklin in the newest issue of Goblins & Galaxies: bit.ly/4aLc3KX
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Well_dipper (C2E2 L-10) @welldipper.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Two sundered houses both alike in dignity... #criticalrolefanart
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TTMadden 🏳️‍⚧️ @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
My friend has my book and my other friends book. Life ain't so bad right now (also, read FUNERAL SONG ASAFP).
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💙 Rachel Bolton 👀 @raebolt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Book mail!!!! 💙💙💙I’m excited to have my copies of The Neon Revelation by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social and Funeral Song by @willowylungs.bsky.social
A white woman’s hand holds two books. The Neon Revelation by TT Madden and Funeral Song by Carly Racklin.
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
For all those whose grief feels too monstrous to hold and too precious to put down - my debut novella, FUNERAL SONG, is out today from @deadskypub.bsky.social. #horror #griefhorror #queerhorror #horrornovella
A stack of the book Funeral Song by Carly Racklin. One book sits facing out on a stack of several others. There is a crown of white flowers to the side.
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goblins-galaxies.bsky.social @goblins-galaxies.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
We are thrilled to unveil the epic cover for issue #2 of Goblins & Galaxies, coming in late February! Stay tuned for more details.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
no tunnel but the tunnel whose contours we identify for the purposes of finding its exit, no light but the one we follow to better times
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
snakes leave behind whole skins. all manner of flying creatures, not just butterflies, do them one better, whole new selves from wriggling worms. rocks into gems. mystics die to the flesh to be reborn in the spirit. rebirth is the rule, not the stray exception, if we can grasp it
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Tori Sharp - Open to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
(last repost) Look at my best friend's cover reveal! It's so pretty?? 💕 @willowylungs.bsky.social Gonna be sappy because Carly and I have been swapping chapters, brainstorming, and writing in tandem since high school. Her prose is gorgeous! Preorder Funeral Song here: bookshop.org/p/books/fune...
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Funeral Song
Check out Funeral Song - <p><b>No one mourns the living dead. </b></p><p> In the remote town of Cairney, a gift from the Angel of Death allows the dead to miraculously return to life -- after a fashio...
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
FUNERAL SONG cover reveal! 💜 It was absolutely a dream to have Alex Eckman-Lawn @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social work his magic on this cover.
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Dead Sky Publishing @deadskypub.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
COVER REVEAL No one mourns the living dead. @willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
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jade 🫀 comms closed @yellghoul.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
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digital illustration of a woman with light skin and dark hair holding a dagger to her throat. behind her is a portrait in a baroque style frame that's coming alive as a fleshy ghost
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Alto's vampire love interest was kidnapped by Strahd last session and our party's paladin agreed to help rescue him because he's been "a boon" to us... Alto was not happy with the comment. #dndart #curseofstrahd #dnd
A grayscale digital sketch of Alto, an air genasi man with voluminous curly hair, looking angrily at the viewer with tears in his eyes.
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
How else can it be proven to you That I'm devout? I spill right out #dndart #curseofstrahd #dnd
A digital illustration of Alto, a young man with long curly hair, wearing a vest and striped trousers, lying on his side with a hand outstretched on the ground. A vampire bite wound on his wrist bleeds a bright red pool across half the image.
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Tori Sharp - Open to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Here's my lizardfolk NPC, Miira, being so so so gently told something startling by @willowylungs.bsky.social's character! #dndart
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chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Read "Tenebrism" by Carly Racklin on the CHM website, right here: bit.ly/40CIO8M
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Made an impulsive tattoo appointment, just to feel something.
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goblins-galaxies.bsky.social @goblins-galaxies.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The adventure begins! The first issue of Goblins & Galaxies is here. The stunning art by Jakub Jagoda is but a taste of the wizardry within. If you haven't already subscribed, head to www.goblinsandgalaxies.com.
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Nadir Magazine @nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Super excited to announce we'll be opening for subs in a few weeks. Bring us your weird! Full guidelines here: nadirmagazine.com
Nadir Magazine's call for weird literature opens July 15th
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Gift link? The only gift link I’m trying to see is a good kielbasa with some sauerkraut on a roll, am I right folks
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Bird 🌲 @birdwarde.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
NO KINGS 🇺🇸
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Hey everyone! Our good friends and contemporaries at @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social have just launched their crowdfund for new issues! First day backers get a custom, crowdfund-exclusive bookmark or so the legends say... www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...
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Old Moon Quarterly: The Dark Fantasy Magazine
An independent magazine of dark fantasy and sword and sorcery, illuminated in the style of a Renaissance woodcut, featuring grim tales inspired by Robert E. Howard, Tanith Lee, and Arthurian myth.
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NECKSNAP MAGAZINE @necksnapmag.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🖤 TONIGHT! 🖤 Join us on this beautiful cozy cloudy day for an amazing reading at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social with some of our contributors: @jeswrites.bsky.social @willowylungs.bsky.social @joncarrollthomas.bsky.social and Mike Romanelli
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TC @tcustodis.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Happy Pride Month 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Be gay do crow stuff #pridemonth #pridecrows
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NECKSNAP MAGAZINE @necksnapmag.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
guess who just got the initial proof of their FIRST EVER PRINT COPIES? we did p.s. COME TO OUR READING if you want early access, we're only making 25 of these!!! rsvp in bio/on our website
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· 𝕸𝖚𝖈𝖈𝖊𝖌𝖆𝖎 · COMM RESEARCH @muccegai.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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NECKSNAP MAGAZINE @necksnapmag.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
ISSUE ONE IS OUT NOW! ➡️ necksnapmag.com/issues/issue-one/
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Caitlin Starling @caitlinstarling.com · 21/05/2025
I wrote a thing over at Terribleminds about The Starving Saints! terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
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Caitlin Starling: Five Things I Learned Writing The Starving Saints
Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months. Food is running low and there has been no sign of rescue. But just as the survivors consider deliberately thinning their number, the castle stores …
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Botanic garden ghoul today 🌿 Lady on the bus said I looked like a fairy which is maybe the best compliment ever.
A young white person with short dark hair smiles and looks to the side with their arms behind their back. They wear black glasses and a black top with a pattern of leaves, mushrooms, and frogs on it.A young white person with short dark hair smiles and looks to the side with their arms behind their back, standing in an empty greenhouse. They wear black glasses and a black top with a pattern of leaves, mushrooms, and frogs on it.
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cozy @bimbotheory.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
You don’t have to take HRT or get surgeries to be trans, but remember that the anti-trans movement is moving mountains to try and prevent your access to those things—pursuing medical transition in one form or another is a subversive act, not a conformist one.
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TTMadden 🏳️‍⚧️ @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I hope y'all are ready for a queer body swap horror novella!!!!
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
So happy that my flash story "The Saddest Trains Go North" will be in this issue! 🌼💛
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NECKSNAP MAGAZINE @necksnapmag.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
saved our best announcement for last: ISSUE ONE COMING MAY 22, 2025! 🌼
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NECKSNAP MAGAZINE @necksnapmag.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🌼 ANNOUNCEMENT #4 🌼 We're setting up shop! 🤑 We're working on registering as an LLC, which will allow us to get an online store going on our site. We've got stickers ready to go, & are planning to expand to print copies & other merch soon after that. Another way to help us fund payment to writers!
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Truly over the moon that I'll be reading at this event! NC folks, check it out!
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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
So excited for this! Issue 1 is going to kick ass, Flyleaf is so awesome, and I'm excited to see this journal really hit the stratosphere. If you're NC-based, you should come out!
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NECKSNAP MAGAZINE @necksnapmag.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
This event is FREE! Readings from: Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social & Mike Romanelli RSVP HERE:
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Inaugural Reading with NECKSNAP Magazine
Come join us for the first-ever reading event hosted by NECKSNAP Magazine, showcasing some of our latest contributors!
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NECKSNAP MAGAZINE @necksnapmag.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
hey i know we've been quiet on here but guess what, WE'VE GOT ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUND! ANNOUNCEMENT #1: OUR FIRST EVER READING, live and in-person at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social !!! Join us on June 5 at 6:30pm to hear from some of our latest contributors and meet the team! (1/2)
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
So many beautiful sights on my trip to Seattle so far.
Wisteria flowers hanging over a fenceBright red flowersBeautiful tiny purple flowersA close up of a red orange rosebud
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I fed a crow for the first time on a walk today 😭😭😭
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Carly Racklin @willowylungs.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Watching the submission numbers go down for a magazine on the submission grinder while mine is still being considered is my personal hell. Will I stop checking? Never.
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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
The messed up deer anthology is already almost 10% funded??? Is my math right?? Let's keep it going!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...
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THE DEER IS MESSED UP
An anthology of horror stories about f*cked up deer. Edited by Theodore Hill and Merc Fenn Wolfmoor.
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