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End of Story by Peter Abrahams: A Masterclass in Suspense or Just a Slow Death?

Opening Hook: The King’s Recommendation—A Blessing or a Curse? I picked up End of Story for one reason: Stephen King said I should. Well, not me specifically, but he threw…

Gabriel LucateroApril 16, 2026

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The Week I Stopped Folding

Sunday hit with that Easter energy. Clean shirts, bright smiles, the kind of morning where people look lighter because they’re standing in a place that asks them to be. I…

Gabriel LucateroApril 12, 2026

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Fiction: Sabrina; A Short Story

A Note For The Reader: Sabrina came to me as I was brewing coffee at 7-11 while listening to Nirvana’s Come As You Are. Of course, I am not the…

Gabriel LucateroApril 10, 2026

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The Week I Stayed Focused While the Past Came Knocking

Sunday started quietly, the kind of quiet that feels earned. I was in my cousin’s house in LA, holding a cup of coffee and thinking about how close I’d come…

Gabriel LucateroApril 5, 2026

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The Week Love Tried to Hijack My Schedule (and Got Fired Instead)

Sunday started like a bad decision dressed as a good idea. I had drinks in Carpinteria with friends and flooded the place with laughter; it was a dangerous kind of…

Gabriel LucateroMarch 30, 2026

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The Week I Tried to Cut the Cord

I’m hungover. Not “a little tired.” I mean, hungover like my skull is full of wet cement and regret. My mouth tastes like stale booze and bad decisions. I’m moving…

Gabriel LucateroMarch 22, 2026

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The Week Romance Tried to Distract Me Again

Some weeks move quietly, while others drag old ghosts through the door, whether you invited them or not. This was one of those weeks. Sunday started with something simple: rest,…

Gabriel LucateroMarch 15, 2026

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I-4.1; The Ghost in My Own Machine

I remember the first time I saw my reflection and didn’t quite believe it was me. Not in the teenage-angst, identity-crisis kind of way. I mean literally. I stared at…

Gabriel LucateroMarch 7, 2026

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Stephen King’s Revival. A Bleak, Brilliant Failure

Let’s cut the niceties: Revival is Stephen King’s most unsettling work, and not always for the reasons you’d expect. More than a horror story, it’s a philosophical gut punch wrapped…

Gabriel LucateroMarch 4, 2026

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The Week I Called It Casual and She Called It Love

I went into this week with a clean, comforting plan: wake early, lift heavy, hit my numbers at work, and write at night like a responsible adult with two brains—one…

Gabriel LucateroFebruary 28, 2026

FICTION, REVIEWS, AND REAL TALK.

End of Story by Peter Abrahams: A Masterclass in Suspense or Just a Slow Death?

The Week I Stopped Folding

Fiction: Sabrina; A Short Story

The Week I Stayed Focused While the Past Came Knocking

The Week Love Tried to Hijack My Schedule (and Got Fired Instead)

The Week I Tried to Cut the Cord

The Week Romance Tried to Distract Me Again

I-4.1; The Ghost in My Own Machine

Stephen King’s Revival. A Bleak, Brilliant Failure

The Week I Called It Casual and She Called It Love

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