THE GRIMALKIN'S BLOG

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Sorry to anyone who tried to email me at apugliese3@hotmail.com. Seems that email address is deader than dead. My current email addresses are apugliese3@verizon.net and tpuggy3@gmail.com. You can use one or the other. Thank you.

Anyway, thanks for stumbling upon my site! I hope you've had a blast checking out the zillions of photos from me and our fabulous contributors, and maybe even read my poetry or tuned into some of the podcasts we cooked up during my days with PARANORMAL SEARCH OF HARRISBURG. Oh, and don't be shy—drop me an email just to say hey! Or you can holler at me on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Feel free to contribute your photos, poems, short stories, or excerpts from your latest novel or novella. And relax—I promise I won't swipe your work, cross my little black heart and hope to spontaneously combust. Now, stop dawdling and send me som'fin, chid'gen!

Amidst my various ongoing projects, my novel, Evil Grain, has been temporarily put on hold. I was to be introducing a new character, the Sinister Minister, who originates from two friends' upcoming horror comic, SINYSTR. I am pleased to incorporate him into the storyline but my other products have taken precedence over all else. Further WIP's are on the horizon.

EMAIL ISSUES

I must address this issue once more: I do not wish to receive emails from potential site members that may be blocked. Please ensure your email addresses are unblocked before sending any requests. I have encountered difficulties in sending approvals back. When these emails bounce, I have no choice but to delete the potential member's information since I cannot approve the member. I will continue to update and send my newsletter to you if you ask, and I have included it in my blog. Please, please, please refrain from sending anything through blocked emails! Thank you.

A NEW BEGINNING

I have rewritten my short story book, All Things Truly Wicked. All new stories, introduction and synopsis. I've also added Gothic poetry. The original book will no longer be available for sale on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Apple Books. The new cover has been approved and the book should be out before May 2026.

OTHER NEW THINGS ON THE WAY

I am shamefully promoting my WIP Boogie Dark--a fictional tale of dark magic, retribution, and the thin line between life and death set against the rich tapestry of dark voodoo culture in the modern world.

In the steamy, secretive swamps of Cut Off, Louisiana, a mysterious figure emerges, his ashen visage, a haunting blend of Hoodoo mystique and unspeakable atrocity. Behold him, for he can transmutate from young to old and he visited various time lines, dimensions other realms.

With a face that tells stories of the afterlife, this little man with midnight gloves grips his skullhead staff of power and is a force to be reckoned with. He will cross the veil of life and death, using his abilities to manipulate the spirits, manifest wickedness, collect souls and bend the will of the living.

The Pre-Lentin festivals of Trinadad/Tobago go on as the daytime revelers celebrate while Calyspo music whispers secrets. The costumed, semi-clad patrons who dance, hop and parade in the streets are clueless to the someone, or something lurking about the shadows and corners at night. The twilight becomes dense and permeates the air with the scent of incense, drugs, booze, cheap perfume and sulfur. He approaches, and his path leads to you. Beware, the Boogie Dark. The night belongs to Sin.

SINYSTR

From what I've heard, this is coming out around late spring or early summer. This new wicked comic, SINSYSTR is the creation of 2 friends, Johnny Thompson and John Sakkas. Get ready for all kinds of horrors!

Jeremiah Slain was once a respected minister in Yuma, Arizona, until the corrupt mayor deemed him worthy of death. The town faced a siege when their formerly cherished leader forged alliances with demons, otherworldly terrors, and cunning bandits.

Jeremiah will forever be remembered as the Sinister Minister. Observe his transformation from saint to sinner against the dry, arid landscape of the Wild West.