Progenitor’s 2021 Vol 56 issue is out and I was lucky enough to be part of it. Check out this amazing group of artists, poets and authors packed inside this award winning magazine. Progenitor has been around since the 70’s and is an inspiring collection of works from poetry, sketches, paintings, COVID fiction and horror short stories. LINK: https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/progenitor_art_and_literary_journal #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #covidart #covidart2020 #covidartchallenge #poetry #poems #paintings #sketches #sketchbook #horror #shortstories #shortstory #readersofinstagram #reading #readersgonnaread #artworld #magazine #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #paintingoftheday #painter #sketchbook #sketching #poetsofinstagram #artschool #bookstagram #books #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CPWvjVDHQdi/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“I could hardly believe it. The Corruptors Department had finally decided to overlook the little mishaps I’d had more than a century ago and give me a second shot. I’d be a corruptor again, my dream job since becoming Forsaken.” -Ned the Fallen Angel #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasybooks #urbanfantasynovels #urbanfantasyauthor #urbanfantasybookseries #urbanfantasyauthorcommunity #fantasybooks #absurdism #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #amazonbooks #amazonkindle #kindleunlimited #kindle #barnesandnoble #kobobooks #ebaybooks #ebaybookseller #bookstore #dresdenfiles #goodomens #jimbutcher #neilgaiman #terrypratchett #andrewsmith #ravenboys #bookstagram #book #booklover #bookrecommendations (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPRaq0LHae-/?utm_medium=tumblr

Write feels wrong and wrong is right. #writing #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writer #writings #bookclub #bookcommunity #author #authorsofinstagram #aithorsofig #authorssupportingauthors #authors #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #novelist #writerslife #publishing #published #publisher #bookstagrammer #booknerds https://www.instagram.com/p/CPOjF4UnKfL/?utm_medium=tumblr

Sometimes you think until your mind digs a hole in the ground and other times ideas show up unannounced, but welcomed. THE TAMING OF THE CTHULHU showed up at my door like an early birthday card from Grandma. It takes elements I love about 1590’s (The Elizabethan Renaissance, Sea Dogs, The Spanish Main) and mixes it with the unrecorded early life of William Shakespeare. Throw in some Bard based theories, add a little black powder and rapier wit and BAM! You have the upcoming novel. Oh, yeah, and don’t forget Cthulhu. THE TAMING OF THE CTHULHU comes out in 2022. Mark your calendars and stick around for more fantastic updates. #bookstagram #book #booklover #bookrecommendations #bookstagrammer #booknerd #readersofinstagram #reader #readersofig #readerlife #readers #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #fiction #fictionbook #fictionwriter #historicalfiction #historicalfictionnovel #shakespeare #shakespearememes #williamshakespeare #williamshakespeare❤️ #cthulhu #cthulhumythos #lovecraft #lovecraftcountry #renaissancefestival #darkfiction #piratebooks #renaissance (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPI58ENnc94/?utm_medium=tumblr

Everyone is talking about 30 days until Summer. Meanwhile... #halloween #halloweencostume #halloweeneveryday #halloween2021 #halloween2021🎃 #halloween2021🎃👻🕷️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CPI3Xg6nYAH/?utm_medium=tumblr

“I was just a local Chicago Hitman down on my luck. I took a bad job, ate some lead, then readied for the big, hot H-E-L-L. But the Grim Reaper needed an intern and I just so happen to be the perfect guy to help eliminate those who tried to cheat Death. So...batter up.” A DEAD END JOB hits shelves October 6th, 2021. #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasybooks #urbanfantasynovels #urbanfantasyauthor #urbanfantasybookseries #urbanfantasyauthorcommunity #bookstagram #booklover #bookstagramsg #read #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #reading #readingtime #readingisfundamental #magicalrealism #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #book #chicagobooks #chicagobookstagram #chicagobookstores #amazonbooks #amazonkindle #amazonkindlebooks #barnesandnoble #kobobooks #dresdenfiles #ravenboys #kindle (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPEqWbKHSgq/?utm_medium=tumblr

Have you checked out “THE DEVIL IN THE WIDE CITY” yet? Join Nedonius “Ned” the fallen Angel as he bumbles around Chicago in order to fix all of his past problems, including starting The Great Chicago Fire, while fighting the forces of evil. Hilarious, suspenseful and beautifully strange. #read #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #reading #readingtime #bookstagram #book #booklover #booknerd #bookstagrammer #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasybooks #urbanfantasyauthorcommunity #absurdistfiction #amazonbooks #amazonkindle #batnesandnoble #barnesandnoble #kobobooks #goodomens #magicalrealism #novels #romancenovels #humorbooks #chicagobooks #chicago #chicagogram #authorsofinstagram #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDfZA1nQ8Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

Who are we? Just a bunch of nerds who play D&D. What are we fighting for? Kids in financial need for medical treatment. Who are we working with? Extra Life for Kids, an organization that works with gamers to fund money to help. So please, if you can, follow the link in my bio. We are in our last weeks, and need your kindness in order to make our goal. And as always, thank you! #extralife #extralife4kids #extralifeunited #help #helpingothers #kindness #wednesday #wednesdayvibes #wednesdaywisdom #love #care #kidsinneed #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragons5e #dungeonsanddragonscommunity #dads #kids #kind #donations #donatelife https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDQ954nbzK/?utm_medium=tumblr

It wasn't necessarily that Britain had lost the Second World War. In fact, the Citizen Survivors would disagree whether they had simply bowed out, if it was still raging on somewhere else, or whether the whole thing was simply an unfortunate misunderstanding that they were better off having no part of. Citizen Survivors: The Red Book is a nightmarish black comedy, retelling history's most famous 'what if?’ - Not only what if Britain lost World War Two, but what would that mean for those who survived? The Red Book is a dystopian anthology containing eleven short stories written by ten authors. Often tragic, often spooky, often funny, but always weird. Mirroring and inspired by many historical realities and possibilities, join the Citizen Survivors as they try to piece together what has happened to their world and how they confront their new reality. The Inmate by Maryanne Coleman The Reverend by M. J. Trow The Policeman by Kyt Wright The Agent by Maryanne Coleman The Widow by Julia Cowan The Busker by Taliesin Trow The Arbitrator by Faye Irwin The Soldier by Richard Denham The Entrepreneur by Justin Alcala The Housewife by Samantha Evergreen The Partisan by Bethan White Praise for Citizen Survivors: The Red Book: ‘Psychological horror may have just found its newest champion.’ – Gillian Philip ‘It’s said that good fiction's job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable, this book delivers that challenge in spades.’ – Georgia Hill https://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Survivors-Book-Various-Authors/dp/1913762823/ref=nodl_ #historicfiction #historicfictionlovers #historicfictionwriter #historicfictionbooks #historicfictionbywaltpaper #historicfictionbywaltpaper #historicalfiction #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfictionnovel #horrornovel #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #darkfiction #worldwar2 #bookstagram #book #booklover #booknerd #readersofinstagram #reader #readersofig #warbook #espionagebooks #espionage #reading #readingtime #readmorebooks (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBNXoXnlDT/?utm_medium=tumblr

“Sorry for interrupting your cult meeting. I know you’re all trying to attain eternal life and all. Now, you’re going to kill me, but uh, I’m actually here to eliminate you all on behalf of the Grim Reaper. Isn’t that neat? Also, let me correct myself. You’re gonna try to kill me...and it’s going to go poorly for you.” -Buck Palasinski, Intern for Death “A DEAD END JOB” hits pages OCTOBER 6th, 2021. Preorder today at a discounted rate on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasybooks #urbanfantasynovels #urbanfantasyauthor #urbanfantasybookseries #urbanfantasyauthorcommunity #urbanfantasyromance #urbanfantasybook #urbanfantasybook #urbanfantasyseries #bookstagram #book #booklover #booknerd #bookstagrammer #read #readersofinstagram #readersofig #amazonbooks #amazonkindle #kindle #kindleunlimited #barnesandnoble #kobobooks #bookfollowtrain #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #dresdenfiles #ravenboys #grasshopperjungle #chicagobooks (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-l1tCHVfw/?igshid=1h42t0b7bttny

HauntedMTL stitches together a collection of gruesome tales from the haunted streets of Montreal to the dying husk of farmland Nebraska to the fallen shores of California, and all areas in between. This anthology features new stories of terror and mayhem to fester in your mind featuring ghosts, forgotten gods, and other creatures of the night. May you never sleep again... ‘HauntedMTL brings some of horror’s freshest voices together in one place. The fiendish imagination collected in this massive book is unparalleled in modern literature. This is a must-have for horror fans young and old.’ – Jim Phoenix, author of the best selling psychodrama Sins of the Father 'There are stories in here that made me sleep with the light on…’ Stephanie Roy, author of the #1 selling Chemotherapy and Tequila: The Last Road Trip ‘Chilling art with stories that match the darkness of one’s soul. HauntedMTL has unearthed and encased in a single volume some the biggest and darkest voices of modern horror.’ – Mahmoud Sharif, award winning author of The Formative Years. Check out JustinnAlcala’s frightening short horror story on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/101-Proof-Horror-Haunted-MTL/dp/1989225306/ref=nodl_ #horror #horrormovies #horrorart #horrorcommunity #horrorcommunity #horrorfan #horroraddict #horrorbooks #horrorbookstagram #horrorbook #horroranthology #ghoststories #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #scarystoriestotellinthedark #scarystory #scarystuff #goosebumps #goodebumpsbooks #stephenking #talesfromthecrypt #creepshow #spooky #rlstine #ghoststories https://www.instagram.com/p/CO6t2EQnzdQ/?igshid=1gqj843w154n8

When Jasper, a company man with a guilty conscience, works through his supper, he finds himself starving for a late night meal. Unfortunately for him, protestors have been demonstrating outside of this corporation’s megaplex day and night because of Jasper’s push to raise prescription costs. Desperate, he scampers to a local diner, but finds that he’s possibly being followed by a middle aged stranger. Jasper takes refuge within the restaurant, and nearly forgets about the stranger due to a newscast about linear particle reversal. That is until the stranger enters the diner, confirming Jasper’s worst fears. Get it on Amazon: ON TIME https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KBT7YY3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_H10AK9CZPGSAANCV5A3S #scifi #scifiart #scifibooks #scifibook #scifibookcovers #dystopianfiction #dystopia #bookstagram #books #booknerd #booklove #amazonbooks #amazonkindle #amazonkindlebooks #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #bookcommunity #read #readersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #reading #readingtime #readersgonnaread #kindleunlimited #kindle #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CO5Fe6mHkvB/?igshid=13meab0je8ief

Sergeant Nathaniel Brannick is trapped in Victorian London during a period of disease, crime, and insatiable vices. One night, Brannick returns from work to find an eerie messenger in his flat who warns him of dark things to come. When his next case involves a victim who suffered from consumption, he uncovers clues that lead him to believe the messenger's warning. Despite his incredulity, he can't help but wonder if the practical man he once was has been altered by an investigation encompassed in the paranormal. That is, until he meets the witch hunters, and everything takes a turn for the worse. * * * ☆☆☆☆☆ 5 out of 5 stars. SamanthaEvergreen · a year ago This Is An Amazing Story! First, You Shouldn't Judge A Book By Its ... This is an amazing story! First, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but the cover but this one is so beautiful, I love the dark colors of it, it gives you a feeling of what your in for and within that cover is a story filled with ghosts and magic that keeps you reading on the edge of your seat as you turn every page. Brannick is a wonderful character and makes an interesting and intriguing protagonist to follow in the dark world of victoria Britain. If you Magical stories fulled with supernatural mystery this is the book for you. I read it in one sitting because I had to know what happens next, the author sets the scene and mood so you feel like your really there. All in all, this is a brilliant and original title by Justin Alcala. I can't wait to read his next book. #horror #horrorbooks #supernatural #supernaturalbooks #mysterynovel #mysterynovels #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #bookstagrammer #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #booklover #read #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #readingtime #readingcommunity #bookshelf #scarystories #scarystoriestotellinthedark #bramstokersdracula #sherlockholmes #maryshelley #halloweenbooks #spooky #stephenking #deankoontz #vampirebooks #victorianlondon #victorianbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CO2eEKXH4R7/?igshid=1r3c19pf3mk49

Death’s job has never been easier thanks to technology. His computer program helps round up the nearly one-hundred-and-fifty common deaths w/ the click of a button. The Unmentionables however are a different story. Those immortals who cheat the Big D demand special attention. Cue Buck Palasinski, The Grim Reaper’s latest intern. This chain smoking, role playing addict has two options now that he’s bit the dust...put an end to the Unmentionables or take the speed elevator to Hell. I think the choice is obvious. PREORDER 💀“A DEAD END JOB” 💀 today at its discounted rate. Book comes out officially OCTOBER 6th, 2021. #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasybooks #urbanfantasyauthor #urbanfantasynovels #urbanfantasybookseries #urbanfantasyauthorcommunity #urbanfantasybook #bookstagram #book #booklover #booknerds #roleplaying #dungeonsanddragons #magicalrealism #dresdenfiles #ravenboys #readersofinstagram #reader #readersofig #reading #read #readmorebooks #readingtime #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #story #novel #novelwriting #readerslife #readingcommunity (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/COxcOS_Dlsk/?igshid=1gfyge5gvocg6

When Hitchiti Park Rangers, April and Ian, have to investigate a grizzly murder, they suspect that it’s Hank Wadley, an escaped convict from a nearby state prison. However, as they continue the manhunt, April recollects the stories of her people, the First Nation, and the rumor of the Tall Man that wanders the area. Is it just a person they’re after or is it something more? And if it is just a man, does April have the guts to do what she’s always feared…taking a life? #scarystories #bookstagram #horrorbooks #bigfoot #bigfootsighting #bigfootisreal #literature #booklover (at Blue Ridge Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/COsNIvbn3wG/?igshid=8kzxi1wpxvsw

“What a lame day to die. It was Friday, possibly the best time of the week for any seventh grader, it was ruined. People should die on Mondays. That sounds right.” -Morrigan, The Last Stop Morrigan’s family needs out of the city. So they move to suburbia where her special needs brother, Asher, is closer to his treatments. Life in a little town though isn’t what it’s cracked up to be and soon Morrigan grows tired of discourteous classmates, quiet streets and strange neighbors. What’s worse, she and her tag along brother are the last ones dropped off every day on the school bus, dragging out her drab existence. The none day a new bus arrives and Morrigan’s life gets deader than she could have ever imagined. #kidsbooks #kidshorror #kidshorrorbooks #goodebumps #scarystoriestotellinthedark #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #middlegradereads #coronabooks #covidbooks #agentswanted #bookagents #bookagent #bookstagram #booksubmissions #bookqueries #creepybooks #read #readersofinstagram #readersofig #readersworkshop #readerswanted #justinalcala #justinalcalaquotes #halloween #halloweeneveryday #halloweenbooks #scarystories #kidsnovels #tweenbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/COnVF12Hwm0/?igshid=19llh8ockgtny