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Award-winning novelist of supernatural mysteries, Gothic thrillers, and dark fantasy. Draakensky, Greylock, Night Sea Journey, The Dazzling Darkness. Crystal Lake Publishing. Short story blogger at paulacappa.wordpress.com. Loves to read vintage fiction.
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22.02.2026 18:18 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
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21.02.2026 18:33 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Digital art depicting a woman in profile, a crescent moon surrounded by stars nestling in her long dark hair, which flows behind her. She is looking down at a brown butterfly which has landed on her hand.
'I think, that if I touched the earth,
It would crumble;
It is so sad and beautiful,
So tremulously like a dream.'
~Dylan Thomas
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Through peril & politics Cleopatra's fate unfolds, leading her to Egypt's throne
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For Little-Used Reading Devices, Number 174:
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My new story βFunny Thing About The Handsβ¦β just dropped on Uncharted Magazine! Iβm so excited to be part of this publication!
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Irish Gothic! Stop by Reading Fiction Blog to explore Celtic Supernatural-Fantasy genre. I'll bet you can't guess my book recommendations: paulacappa.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/i... #ReadingFictionBlog #paulacappa #IrishGothic #CelticSupernaturalFantasy #Booksky #Readersky #Blueskyers #Blueskyreads
10.02.2026 20:26 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As director of the International Gothic Reading Month this January, 2026, I'd like to thank everyone who participated in IGRM. Cheers to my committee members and our sponsor, the SSAG! Until next January. paulacappa.wordpress.com #Booksly #Blueskyreaders #BlueskyLit #Gothicreaders #Gothicfans #Goth
30.01.2026 20:09 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0FREE short story! Indulge in the wild darkness of Agatha Ashfield, a woman who lives by the Mohawk River in the enchanting woods. She discovers a ghost beneath the hickory trees www.amazon.com/Wild-Darknes... #Booksky #readersky #blueskyreaders #FREEshortstories #blueskylit #readerrecs #pleaseshare
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"When Adversity Vs. SuccessβFor Writers and Creatives." Is there a path to handling the setbacks? "Winter Creative Writing Thoughts, January 28, 2026."
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26.01.2026 20:08 β π 52 π 10 π¬ 1 π 1βDialogue is not just the grimaces, pauses, adjustments of blouse buttons, doodles on a napkin, and the crossing of legs.β Jerome Stern.
28.01.2026 00:20 β π 61 π 34 π¬ 1 π 1Learn more about this book at The Gothic Wanderer, especially if you want to gain deep insights about reading horror. If you are a reviewer of horror, this is one not to be missed! thegothicwanderer.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/n... #Booksky #Blueskyreaders #Bluesky #Readersky #bookreviewers #horror
26.01.2026 18:47 β π 22 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you to all who are LIKING, FOLLOWING, and REPOSTING! Wishing you all a successful 2026 in your literary endeavors. paulacappa.wordpress.com #Booksky #Readersky #fictionwriters #Fictionwriters #Blueskyers #ReadersofBlueSky #blueskylit #literature #readersoffiction #fiction #storytellers
26.01.2026 18:45 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Literary birthday! Virginia Woolf, born January 25, 1882. This quote is from her short story (flash fiction) "A Haunted House." You can read the complete story with its Gothic flavors at my blog. Copy and paste paulacappa.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/v... #Booksky #Readersky #Sundayvibes #shortstory
25.01.2026 16:19 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Literary Birthday# Today is Edith Wharton's birthdate, January 24, 1862. A perfect time to read her gothic tales.You can read a FREE Wharton story on my blog here: paulacappa.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/c... #Booksky #InternationalGothicReadingMonth #IGRM #ghoststories #ReaderSky #BlueSkyReaders
24.01.2026 17:16 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Black and white photo of Edith Wharton dressed in a heavy coat and reading a note in her hands.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. The cover features a painting of a woman in a white dress by John Singer Sargent, with red swirling designs as decorative elements.
Old New York by Edith Wharton. The cover features a painting of a woman by John Singer Sargent. The title is decorated with ornate blue swirls.
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton. The cover features an oil painting by John Singer Sargent of an upperclass woman in a white dress with a red sash. Gold swirling designs cover most of the painting.
Happy birthday to Edith Wharton, #BOTD in 1862 ππ Wharton was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel, βThe Age of Innocence.β
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Wrote a book? Cool, now write the next one. Out on sub? Write the next one. Won an award? Write the next one. Didnβt even get nominated? Write the next one. Querying agents? Write the next one. Waiting for pub day? Write the next one. Always be writing the next one.
23.01.2026 14:34 β π 123 π 21 π¬ 4 π 3What lies between the darkness and the dawn? In Concord, Massachusetts, step into this haunted house, the Old Manse, and discover the ghosts from author Nathaniel Hawthorne's past. FREE download. Short story: 30-minute read. www.amazon.com/Between-Dark... #booksky #blueskyreaders #readersky #read
23.01.2026 15:07 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today marks the anniversary of a famous author's birth, January 19, 1809. Stop by my blog for his free short stories, novellas, and more! paulacappa.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/p... #Booksky #blueskyreaders #blueskybooks #blueskybogs #fictionbloggers #bookbloggers #pleaseshare #supernaturalmysteries
19.01.2026 14:31 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The Art of Legend (War Arts #3) by Wesley Chu #fantasy #highfantasy teripolen.com/2026/01/15/t...
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Take a look at this instant NY Times bestseller for January's International Gothic Reading Month. "The Knight and the Moth" by Rachel Gillig (Book 1). A Gothic, romantasy tale on windswept moors.
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13.01.2026 14:00 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Book Recommendation for International Gothic Reading Month, January. InΒ "Gothic," Roger Luckhurst offers readers an unprecedented look at how this uncanny style has manifested itself through architecture, literature, film, art, video games, and more. www.amazon.com/Gothic-Illus... #Booksky #IGRM
10.01.2026 16:42 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Book Rec: "Her Wicked Roots" by Tanya Pell for International Gothic Reading Month in January. "Eerie, easy to sink into the spooky atmosphere, and an impressive final twist will catch even the most genre-savvy unaware. βPublisher's Weekly www.amazon.com/Her-Wicked-R... #Booksky #Readersky #Gothic
09.01.2026 15:07 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Book Rec for International Gothic Reading Month, January. Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White, a landmark Gothic romantic mystery. Secrets, mistaken identities, amnesia, and locked rooms. Come meet Laura and the menacing Sir Percival Glyde www.amazon.com/Woman-White-... #Booksky #readersky #share
08.01.2026 14:07 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews #fantasy #horror #LGBTQ #gothic #TuesdayBookBlog teripolen.com/2026/01/06/h...
07.01.2026 15:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A reported gender gap exists in AI usage. 'AI tools used in recruitment are more likely to recommend men over women, for higher-paying jobs, even when qualifications are identical. More here about AI industryβs misogynistic offerings thenoosphere.substack.com/p/theres-a-r... #AImisogyny #AI
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