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Sean Markey
@seanmarkey.bsky.social
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publisher of:

@psychopomp.bsky.social
@TheDeadlands.com
@FantasyMagazine.bsky.social
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seanmarkey.bsky.social
plotting the future of @psychopomp.com with cat
A gray cat lies stretched out on a glass table, eyes closed in calm contentment as a hand gently scratches its chin. One paw reaches toward a handwritten page, the whole scene soft and relaxed, capturing a quiet moment of trust and comfort.
October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
single-handedly raising the search volume of the word Psychopomp

(vermont is where I [and psychopomp] are based)

lol

💪💪💪
a graph from 2004 to 2025 showing the growing interest of the word "psychopomp" -- graph is a slow increase until it gets to around 2022 then it goes sharply up. below that, a chart showing "interest by subregion" with "Vermont" as the most interested state.
February 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
me: WHY WON'T THIS HOUSE WARM UP

cats: (fully bread-loafing the the heater vents): IDK...
a black cat laying near the wall exactly where the heater vent is, covering it so fully you cannot even see it.
January 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
staying at a wildlife park in Quebec and got a GREAT photo of an arctic wolf just outside our accommodations.

amazing
dramatic photo of an arctic wolf (i think) among the trees with snow on the ground
January 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
6. thank you for your
- patience
- understanding
- support with the fundraiser

we've got some really really really really really really really cool things cooking.

really.

cat tax: it's scootie in his princess bed!

(which is loves)
scooter, a small orange cat is inside a large, cavernous cat bed licking his paw.
December 19, 2024 at 12:44 AM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
we've run out of degrees here in vermont

absolutely no degrees left...
a weather forecast widget showing that it is 0 degreen Fahrenheit outside...
December 15, 2024 at 1:42 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
back at the vet with Orange Cat

admitting him through Monday for terrible pancreatitis

poor guy.

I’ll be functional again eventually

but prolly not today…
Orange cat laying on bed
December 7, 2024 at 5:24 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
sorry for the slowness on things related to @thedeadlands.com, @psychopomp.bsky.social patron stuff, fundraiser stuff, etc.

my cat very rudely tried to die several times since the 23rd by stubbornly not eating FOOD, A THING HE LOVES

5 vet visits later and things are slighlty looking up... 🤞
picture of an orange cat in a cat carrier, with eyes closed contentedly.
December 4, 2024 at 4:04 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
vermont

#snowmont
nature shot from my house: frozen pond, frozen wetlands, snowy trees, and a grey-blue sky
November 30, 2024 at 2:55 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
we’re figuring it out
Two books: 1. the origin of creativity by Edward O Wilson 2. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
November 25, 2024 at 1:34 AM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
back from FL after an epic two day, 19 hour drive (though we were in the car for much longer)

the Florida beach was beautiful but there's no place like home...
a night time picture of a beach looking through the legs of a pier, with city lights in the distance a show of the ocean at night with stars in the sky, and waves rushing blurily toward the camera
November 15, 2024 at 4:06 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
moonlight + beach ( + apple low-light image detectors)
the beach at night, with moonlight and city lights reflecting where the waves are breaking on shore a picture of the beach at night, but artificially lit using apple image software that makes the breaking waves and sky look like morning (though you can still see the starlight)
November 12, 2024 at 2:38 AM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
one of the best things in life:

picking honeycrisps in the orchard and then eating the honeycrisps picked from the orchard
sign on a post that says "honeycrisp" with apple trees in rows under a cloudy blue sky
September 3, 2024 at 4:41 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
snow day
an old barn surrounded by snow, with a stream running through the middle of the pic and trees in the distance, snow-covered.
April 4, 2024 at 5:11 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
beth couldn't find the peanut butter to make a baked popcorn treat, so she used black sesame paste.

and that is how we ended up with gothcorn
popcorn colored black in a silver bowl
February 27, 2024 at 1:48 AM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
🐈

@premeemohamed.com Pixie says your bookmark IS SO DELICIOUS.

cc: @undertow.bsky.social

#marketing
grey cat, Pixie, gnawing on the "no one will come back for us" bookmark
February 7, 2024 at 9:53 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
recalling all of the times I have died, and will die, it's all right, I don't mind…
best single line from a song, not best chorus, not best verse, not best bridge, just one line.
December 27, 2023 at 6:51 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
goth cat enjoying my meditating skeleton rug...
black/tortoise shell cat laying in the lap of a meditating skeleton on a tumeric colored rug.
December 27, 2023 at 5:10 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
Vermont styles
Snowy overlook if an old barn and lots of snow.
December 3, 2023 at 7:44 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
just an FYI for anyone impacted by the TinyLetter/MailChimp thing, I use ConvertKit(.com) for both @thedeadlands.com AND @psychopomp.bsky.social and I've been very happy with it.

the newsletter is targeted at creators and has a free plan up to 1k subscribers:
a screenshot from ConvertKit.com that says "FREE - for new creators building their list. $0/month. Free for up to 1,000 subscribers" and a "sign up free" button.
November 29, 2023 at 7:30 PM
seanmarkey.bsky.social
a ghost on the pond this morning…
Small pond with snow partially melting atop the ice, looking like a sheet ghost with two big round eyeholes.
November 19, 2023 at 1:58 PM
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marshfrost
Blue morning sky reflected in a pond, being which a marshy/wetlands area is covered by frost
November 1, 2023 at 12:48 PM