Carly Racklin
@willowylungs.bsky.social
Your cozy goth ghoul-friend. Writer, editor, artist. 🪦 Debut novella FUNERAL SONG coming January 27, 2026 from @deadskypub.bsky.social. Words in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Haven Spec, The NoSleep Podcast, NECKSNAP Magazine.
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Carly Racklin
@willowylungs.bsky.social
· Nov 19
COVER REVEAL
No one mourns the living dead.
@willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
No one mourns the living dead.
@willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
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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Two sundered houses both alike in dignity... #criticalrolefanart
February 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Two sundered houses both alike in dignity... #criticalrolefanart
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My friend has my book and my other friends book. Life ain't so bad right now (also, read FUNERAL SONG ASAFP).
Book mail!!!! 💙💙💙I’m excited to have my copies of The Neon Revelation by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social and Funeral Song by @willowylungs.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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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Book mail!!!! 💙💙💙I’m excited to have my copies of The Neon Revelation by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social and Funeral Song by @willowylungs.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Book mail!!!! 💙💙💙I’m excited to have my copies of The Neon Revelation by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social and Funeral Song by @willowylungs.bsky.social
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
#horror #griefhorror #queerhorror #horrornovella
January 27, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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
#horror #griefhorror #queerhorror #horrornovella
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We are thrilled to unveil the epic cover for issue #2 of Goblins & Galaxies, coming in late February! Stay tuned for more details.
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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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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?
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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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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
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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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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
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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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(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...
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...
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...
bookshop.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
(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...
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...
FUNERAL SONG cover reveal! 💜 It was absolutely a dream to have Alex Eckman-Lawn @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social work his magic on this cover.
COVER REVEAL
No one mourns the living dead.
@willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
No one mourns the living dead.
@willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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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COVER REVEAL
No one mourns the living dead.
@willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
No one mourns the living dead.
@willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
COVER REVEAL
No one mourns the living dead.
@willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
No one mourns the living dead.
@willowylungs.bsky.social @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social @thefuture_of #horrorbooks #coverreveal
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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
#dndart #curseofstrahd #dnd
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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
#dndart #curseofstrahd #dnd
August 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Here's my lizardfolk NPC, Miira, being so so so gently told something startling by @willowylungs.bsky.social's character! #dndart
August 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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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Read "Tenebrism" by Carly Racklin on the CHM website, right here: https://bit.ly/40CIO8M
July 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Read "Tenebrism" by Carly Racklin on the CHM website, right here: https://bit.ly/40CIO8M
Made an impulsive tattoo appointment, just to feel something.
June 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Made an impulsive tattoo appointment, just to feel something.
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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.
June 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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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Super excited to announce we'll be opening for subs in a few weeks. Bring us your weird!
Full guidelines here: nadirmagazine.com
Full guidelines here: nadirmagazine.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Super excited to announce we'll be opening for subs in a few weeks. Bring us your weird!
Full guidelines here: nadirmagazine.com
Full guidelines here: nadirmagazine.com
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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
June 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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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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...
First day backers get a custom, crowdfund-exclusive bookmark or so the legends say...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...
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.
www.backerkit.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...
First day backers get a custom, crowdfund-exclusive bookmark or so the legends say...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...
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🖤 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
June 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🖤 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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June 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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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
p.s. COME TO OUR READING if you want early access, we're only making 25 of these!!! rsvp in bio/on our website
May 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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
p.s. COME TO OUR READING if you want early access, we're only making 25 of these!!! rsvp in bio/on our website