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Book Review: The Trial

Kafka’s The Trial: A Book Review I once spent four hours on the phone with an insurance company, trying to figure out why they denied a claim. Each agent passed…

Gabriel LucateroMarch 14, 2025

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Real Talk: The Digital Hustle; Wrestling with the Internet and My Own Sanity

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a writer. A damn good one. A writer who wanted nothing more than to put his work out…

Gabriel LucateroMarch 6, 2025

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Book Review: The Metamorphosis

Imagine this: You wake up one day, and instead of rolling out of bed, rubbing your eyes, and checking your phone for notifications that don’t matter, you realize something is…

Gabriel LucateroMarch 2, 2025

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Real Talk: How to Be a Writer When Your Muse Is on Vacation

It’s 8 a.m., and I’m staring at a blank page—coffee in hand, laptop on my desk, and absolutely no ideas in my head. The muse, if she ever existed, is…

Gabriel LucateroJanuary 16, 2025

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Fiction: Introducing Missing; My 2010 Relic, Unearthed

Writing Missing felt a bit like rummaging through an old junk drawer—nostalgic and oddly painful, but worth it for the gems buried beneath the clutter. I wrote this story back…

Gabriel LucateroJanuary 13, 2025

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Real Talk: 10 Brutal Reasons You’re Failing as a Writer

I remember the first time I called myself a writer out loud. It felt bold, rebellious, almost dangerous—like saying Voldemort’s name in a Harry Potter book. But after the initial…

Gabriel LucateroJanuary 5, 2025

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Real Talk: Welcome to 2025: Stories, Secrets, and a New Chapter

Let’s start fresh: 2025 is here, and I’m not fading into the background this time. Maybe you’ve seen me pop up before—a sharp-tongued book review here, a haunting short story…

Gabriel LucateroJanuary 1, 2025

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Real Talk: New Year’s Resolutions Are Trash

Here’s Why You Don’t Need Them: Let’s get one thing straight: New Year’s resolutions are the diet pills of personal growth. They promise transformation, sprinkle in a little hope, and…

Gabriel LucateroDecember 30, 2024

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Real Talk: Why Self-Awareness Is the Real Plot Twist You Need

Here’s the uncomfortable truth about self-awareness: it’s like realizing you’ve been writing a novel with Comic Sans. Necessary, a little mortifying, and absolutely transformative. For indie writers, it is the…

Gabriel LucateroDecember 23, 2024

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Real Talk: Surviving Christmas: Without Losing Your Sanity or Sales

Ah, Christmas. The season of joy, goodwill, and… endless distractions. It’s five days away but feels like it came a month ago. For indie writers, it’s not all chestnuts roasting…

Gabriel LucateroDecember 20, 2024

FICTION, REVIEWS, AND REAL TALK.

Book Review: The Trial

Real Talk: The Digital Hustle; Wrestling with the Internet and My Own Sanity

Book Review: The Metamorphosis

Real Talk: How to Be a Writer When Your Muse Is on Vacation

Fiction: Introducing Missing; My 2010 Relic, Unearthed

Real Talk: 10 Brutal Reasons You’re Failing as a Writer

Real Talk: Welcome to 2025: Stories, Secrets, and a New Chapter

Real Talk: New Year’s Resolutions Are Trash

Real Talk: Why Self-Awareness Is the Real Plot Twist You Need

Real Talk: Surviving Christmas: Without Losing Your Sanity or Sales

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