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Howdy
Welcome to NJ Gallegos’ blog… lol. It sort of reminds me of my middle school journal but this will probably be less embarrassing. Maybe… Let’s chat about how I got here. Grab a Cream Soda and read on. The last two years have been insane for everyone in the world and I graduated Emergency Medicine…
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Coming Out of the Closet as a Swiftie!
I must preface this post by saying I’d never considered myself a Swiftie. Do I like Taylor Swift? Of course. Her songs are absolute bangers, but I’ve never been the type to listen to her albums all the way through (over and over) and I generally only know the song on Top 40 lists (or…
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Just Desserts Proves Award Winning!
Great news my dudes! Recently I received an email informing me that my novella published by Black Hare Press, Just Desserts, won an American Legacy Book Award in the Psychological Horror category! Just Desserts was one of my very first longer works, in part inspired by Stephen King’s Carrie. I remember reading this in middle…
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Dr. Spooky’s Terrific Leap Year
Welcome to 2024 and a leap year at that! Did you know Greek and Ukrainian folklore includes the belief that getting married on a leap year will ultimately end in divorce? But don’t despair! There is also the Irish belief that during a leap year, women can flip the script and propose to their partner…
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December 28th Roundup!
2023 has nearly come and gone. Now we’re looking to 2024 and hoping for less of a dumpster fire. But on to the reviews! No One Will Save You (2023) -Written and directed by Brian Duffield. Starring Kaitlyn Dever. -For a movie with almost no dialogue, it speaks volumes, amplifying a young woman’s loneliness and…
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The Diet Dark History & Horror Con
Before the Con, I spent a great week of vacation with the family. We rented a house in Tennessee on Lake Norris. I read four books, ate my body weight in chips, and got about 7 pages of work done on the second novel. But alas, all good things must come to an end; hence…
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Dancin’ in September
If you’re anything like me, you got Earth, Wind, and Fire’s September stuck in your head all month. Feel free to listen to the disco funk tune while you continue reading: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3cKtSlsYVEU&si=PlTodGqQu-vS3Ke8 Instead of listening to Hanson’s MmmBop thirty times in a row on your daily commute, why don’t you play one of these podcasts?…
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I Hear You Like Podcasts?
Don’t worry, I’m a doctor and I have the perfect prescription for you! Would You Die? with Austin Torres Before the episode, we bonded over Star Wars and our shared love for Boba Fett, becoming instant best friends. The guest gets to pick the horror movie and/or character they’d like to discuss and since I’m…
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August 17th, 2023
Hello germs and gents! Soon, I’ll be dropping the second standalone short story related to The Broken Heart so make sure you subscribe to my newsletter… wouldn’t want you to miss a chilling good time! Speaking of The Broken Heart… have you pre-ordered your copy yet??? Paperback: https://a.co/d/4FpnsGA This last week, I recorded with the…
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August-us Time
Welcome back kiddies and kittens and all those in between! August is shaping up to be a fun month already. I’m nearly finished with a short story for the Hellbound Books submission call: Jane Nightshade’s Serial Encounters. Ever wonder what “regular” people thought when encountering a serial killer out in the wild, at the bank,…