N.J. Gallegos

Joined July 2022

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Bio

Howdy! I’m an ER doc who loves horror, especially with a medical bent. Voted most witty in high school so I’m like, super funny. First novel coming out in Fall 2023! Follow me on Twitter @DrSpooky_ER.

Check me out: https://njgallegos.com

Achievements (1)

Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge

Stories (31/0)

My Last Words
Missing shingles marked the passage of time. I rapped knuckles on a faded door, guts a-twisting. Would they recognize me and say: you’ve come back? Cry? Laugh?
By N.J. Gallegos 5 months ago in Poets
The Sands of Time
Wind bombarded me. Simultaneously coming from nowhere and everywhere. Grit slapped my cheeks, stinging each inch of exposed skin. An unseen hand plunged greedy fingers through my hair and curled cruel talons.
By N.J. Gallegos 6 months ago in Fiction
A Howling Good Time
Halloween. Kids with tummy aches from too many sweets. Sliced fingers courtesy of Jack-O-Lanterns. Plus... drugs. And not the edibles hidden in trick-or-treaters' treasures like the news claimed.
By N.J. Gallegos 7 months ago in Poets
The Seer
Author's Note: I initially wrote this short story for Apex Magazine's flash fiction contest. The subject? Optophobia: The fear of opening one's eyes. Alas, my story didn't get picked but my loss is your gain! Enjoy.
By N.J. Gallegos 8 months ago in Horror
Running In Place
Author's Note: Running and music have always been a massive part of my life and I wanted to pay homage to the two things that have gotten me through hard times... especially when it comes to like and love. Enjoy!
By N.J. Gallegos 8 months ago in Chapters
Hellraiser
Pain. Pleasure. The puzzle box offers both... and more! Opening the Lament Configuration means you'll never be alone again. Say HELLo to Pinhead and his lively gang of Cenobites. Included: chains, a total body makeover, and such suffering.
By N.J. Gallegos 8 months ago in Critique
The Babadook
Numerous accolades with a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. Alas, I cannot agree. They say: It’s a metaphor for grief, you uncivilized swine.
By N.J. Gallegos 9 months ago in Critique
Gained Sentience
Spinning saucers streak across night sky, shimmering lights blazing. The herd gazes upwards with polite vacancy, chewing cud.
By N.J. Gallegos 9 months ago in Poets
The Boogeysam
Author's Note: This story is inspired by my grandpa who always talked about Boogeysams growing up. The term means something special to me and I miss that man every day.
By N.J. Gallegos 10 months ago in Horror
Top Story - June 2023
The Plague Top Story - June 2023
After a night of thin sleep, I rose from my bed, joints aching and body weary. Lack of rest or something else? Gently, I probed my neck and underneath my arms. No swelling. Reassuring but it could mean I hadn’t progressed to that symptom yet. I took stock. No aching skull, no bone-rattling chills. I swallowed. No sore throat. Surely, nothing more than poor sleep.
By N.J. Gallegos 11 months ago in History
Catch and Release
“Buy you a drink?” Your eyes met mine, lips curved into a smile. You nodded. Coke for me, IPA for you. Plus, something extra that soon slurred your words. I poured you into my backseat and your shirt rode up, revealing pink flank—sooooo enticing. My heartrate spiked.
By N.J. Gallegos 11 months ago in Horror
The Comet
“Incandescent ice streaked against inky night. A comet. Cosmic snowballs spreading millennium old celestial dust. Miles above me? A cataclysm: unleashing blood-red lightning and bruising the sky. A deep thunder—not of this Earth—shattered the silence. Interstellar key clicked."
By N.J. Gallegos 12 months ago in Horror

N.J. Gallegos

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Stories (31/0)

My Last Words

The Sands of Time

A Howling Good Time

The Seer

Running In Place

Hellraiser

The Babadook

Gained Sentience

The Boogeysam

The Plague Top Story - June 2023

Catch and Release

The Comet

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