Paula Cappa
@paulacappa.bsky.social
Award-winning novelist of supernatural mysteries, Gothic thrillers, and dark fantasy. Draakensky, Greylock, Night Sea Journey, The Dazzling Darkness. Crystal Lake Publishing. Short story blogger at paulacappa.wordpress.com. Loves to read vintage fiction.
Coming Soon! International Gothic Reading Month (IGRM) in January. More details available in December. Sponsored by the Society for the Study of the American Gothic. #Gothic #gothicfiction #gothicnonfiction #GothicRomance #Gothicthrillers #Gothicreaders #Gothiccommunity #Gothicfans #GothicHorror
November 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Coming Soon! International Gothic Reading Month (IGRM) in January. More details available in December. Sponsored by the Society for the Study of the American Gothic. #Gothic #gothicfiction #gothicnonfiction #GothicRomance #Gothicthrillers #Gothicreaders #Gothiccommunity #Gothicfans #GothicHorror
A Gothic Triumph? What do you think of Guillermo del Toro's reinvention of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'? My review, images, and critique of the book and film on my blog. paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/d... #Frankenstein #guillermodeltoro #FrankensteinNetflix #BookSky #Readersky #reviews
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A Gothic Triumph? What do you think of Guillermo del Toro's reinvention of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'? My review, images, and critique of the book and film on my blog. paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/d... #Frankenstein #guillermodeltoro #FrankensteinNetflix #BookSky #Readersky #reviews
If you love the philosophy of Eckhart Tolle. This is one of his best! #EckhartTolle #famousquotations #Wednesdayvibes paulacappa.wordpress.com #creativetime #instagrammers #quotations
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If you love the philosophy of Eckhart Tolle. This is one of his best! #EckhartTolle #famousquotations #Wednesdayvibes paulacappa.wordpress.com #creativetime #instagrammers #quotations
The Gothic Renaissance! paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/a...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Spellbinding stories for Halloween! On Sale at Bargain Booksy: suspenseful, mysterious, romantic, and magickal fiction by smart and savvy authors. www.bargainbooksy.com/2025/10/19/b... #boosky #readersky #Gothicfans ##blueskyreaders #pleaseshare #blueskybooks #Sundayvibes #Sundaybooks #bookmark
October 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Spellbinding stories for Halloween! On Sale at Bargain Booksy: suspenseful, mysterious, romantic, and magickal fiction by smart and savvy authors. www.bargainbooksy.com/2025/10/19/b... #boosky #readersky #Gothicfans ##blueskyreaders #pleaseshare #blueskybooks #Sundayvibes #Sundaybooks #bookmark
‘Call down the hawk from the air . . . ' William Butler Yeats. This white-breasted hawk stayed in my tree for about ten minutes today, his calls floating on the soft air. He looked at me twice as I watched from the window. Nature acknowledging me. This is how I began my day! #naturemoments #Nature
October 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
‘Call down the hawk from the air . . . ' William Butler Yeats. This white-breasted hawk stayed in my tree for about ten minutes today, his calls floating on the soft air. He looked at me twice as I watched from the window. Nature acknowledging me. This is how I began my day! #naturemoments #Nature
National Dark Poetry Day! We're celebrating this all week for October 7th. What dark poems are you reading? Here is one by LangstonHughes. "Suicide's Note" The calm, Cool face of the river Asked me for a kiss. #poetry #nationaldarkpoetryday #darkpoetry #paulacappaliterarystudio #Booksky #readersky
October 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
National Dark Poetry Day! We're celebrating this all week for October 7th. What dark poems are you reading? Here is one by LangstonHughes. "Suicide's Note" The calm, Cool face of the river Asked me for a kiss. #poetry #nationaldarkpoetryday #darkpoetry #paulacappaliterarystudio #Booksky #readersky
Here comes Halloween—lots of FREE short stories every week from yours truly. Catch this one on Amazon for FREE DOWNLOAD. A dash of Lovecraftian horror. 45-minute read. www.amazon.com/Terrible-Bea... #booksky #Halloweenstories #Blueskyreaders #SaturdayReads #Lovecraftian #bookbag #readersky #read
October 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Here comes Halloween—lots of FREE short stories every week from yours truly. Catch this one on Amazon for FREE DOWNLOAD. A dash of Lovecraftian horror. 45-minute read. www.amazon.com/Terrible-Bea... #booksky #Halloweenstories #Blueskyreaders #SaturdayReads #Lovecraftian #bookbag #readersky #read
What is "Magickal Gothic"? Calling all Gothic, supernatural mystery & genre-blending or cross-genre fans. paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/c... Stop by! #Booksky #GothicWriters #Blueskyreaders #authorSky #Gothic #BlueskyLit #Skylibrarian #TuesdayVibes #Bookmark #Blueskybooks #Gothicthrillers
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
What is "Magickal Gothic"? Calling all Gothic, supernatural mystery & genre-blending or cross-genre fans. paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/c... Stop by! #Booksky #GothicWriters #Blueskyreaders #authorSky #Gothic #BlueskyLit #Skylibrarian #TuesdayVibes #Bookmark #Blueskybooks #Gothicthrillers
September 21, Guess who is celebrating a birthday today? Stop by my Reading Fiction Blog for FREE reads and audio of this king of horror. paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/l... #Literarybirthdates #FREEfiction #FREEaudios #ReadingFictionBlog #PaulaCappa #stephenking #Booksky #readersky #blueskyers
September 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
September 21, Guess who is celebrating a birthday today? Stop by my Reading Fiction Blog for FREE reads and audio of this king of horror. paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/l... #Literarybirthdates #FREEfiction #FREEaudios #ReadingFictionBlog #PaulaCappa #stephenking #Booksky #readersky #blueskyers
September's Poetic Landscapes. "Thoughts on the Gifts of Art," essay by Jane Kenyon, "A Hundred White Daffodils." Follow me for more Poetic Landscapes by poets, artists, and writers. #natureandpoetry #artandpoetry #poeticlandscapes #artstudio #poetrystudio #literarystudio #JaneKenyon #Naturelovers
September 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
September's Poetic Landscapes. "Thoughts on the Gifts of Art," essay by Jane Kenyon, "A Hundred White Daffodils." Follow me for more Poetic Landscapes by poets, artists, and writers. #natureandpoetry #artandpoetry #poeticlandscapes #artstudio #poetrystudio #literarystudio #JaneKenyon #Naturelovers
I love to read. Stories live everywhere in my world. They wait for me on the shelf and breathe into an entity in my hands. Even a Kindle book has a soft breath of light. Today, September 18, is READ AN E-BOOK DAY. Drop a line and tell me what story you are reading. #ReadanEbookDay #Booksky #readers
September 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I love to read. Stories live everywhere in my world. They wait for me on the shelf and breathe into an entity in my hands. Even a Kindle book has a soft breath of light. Today, September 18, is READ AN E-BOOK DAY. Drop a line and tell me what story you are reading. #ReadanEbookDay #Booksky #readers
Literary Birthday! Agatha Christie, Sept. 15 "Everyone is a potential murderer. In everyone there arises from time to time the wish to kill, though not the will to kill." Stop by for FREE READ paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/c... #FREEread #FREEaudio #ReadingFictionBlog #Booksky #Readersky
September 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Literary Birthday! Agatha Christie, Sept. 15 "Everyone is a potential murderer. In everyone there arises from time to time the wish to kill, though not the will to kill." Stop by for FREE READ paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/c... #FREEread #FREEaudio #ReadingFictionBlog #Booksky #Readersky
Why are readers loving Draakensky, A Supernatural Tale of Magic and Romance? "Haunted windmill, a mysterious sorceress, and a brooding love interest. Like stepping into a stormy Gothic daydream—moody, magical, and just a little wicked." Silver Book Mark amzn.to/3Op5nHv #Booksky #FridayReads #Romance
September 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Why are readers loving Draakensky, A Supernatural Tale of Magic and Romance? "Haunted windmill, a mysterious sorceress, and a brooding love interest. Like stepping into a stormy Gothic daydream—moody, magical, and just a little wicked." Silver Book Mark amzn.to/3Op5nHv #Booksky #FridayReads #Romance
Recognize this famous author? Queen of Gothic! August 30 is her birth date. We are celebrating this woman writer all week. Stop by my Reading Fiction Blog
paulacappa.wordpress.com Read her FREE
short stories, audio too. #Booksky #ReaderSKy #amreading #blueskybooks #blueskyreaders #Sundayreads #read
paulacappa.wordpress.com Read her FREE
short stories, audio too. #Booksky #ReaderSKy #amreading #blueskybooks #blueskyreaders #Sundayreads #read
August 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Recognize this famous author? Queen of Gothic! August 30 is her birth date. We are celebrating this woman writer all week. Stop by my Reading Fiction Blog
paulacappa.wordpress.com Read her FREE
short stories, audio too. #Booksky #ReaderSKy #amreading #blueskybooks #blueskyreaders #Sundayreads #read
paulacappa.wordpress.com Read her FREE
short stories, audio too. #Booksky #ReaderSKy #amreading #blueskybooks #blueskyreaders #Sundayreads #read
The Wind Witch of Draakensky, still No. 1 on Amazon in short, dark fantasy reads www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSLW4KF9 #BookSky #Readersky #shortstories #FREEshortstories #discover #blueskylit #darkfantasy #Gothic #Draakensky #Blueskyers #bookmark #bookbag #readerscommunity #supernaturalmysteries
August 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Wind Witch of Draakensky, still No. 1 on Amazon in short, dark fantasy reads www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSLW4KF9 #BookSky #Readersky #shortstories #FREEshortstories #discover #blueskylit #darkfantasy #Gothic #Draakensky #Blueskyers #bookmark #bookbag #readerscommunity #supernaturalmysteries
REVIEW: "I've not seen anything like it since Hitchcock and du Maurier gave us The Birds. Greylock is a stunning masterpiece." —Veteran Book Reviewer Don Sloan.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0168XVNZS/ #Booksky #Readersky #FRidayReads #Supernaturalthrillers #Supernaturalmysteries #romanticthrillers #readers
www.amazon.com/dp/B0168XVNZS/ #Booksky #Readersky #FRidayReads #Supernaturalthrillers #Supernaturalmysteries #romanticthrillers #readers
August 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
REVIEW: "I've not seen anything like it since Hitchcock and du Maurier gave us The Birds. Greylock is a stunning masterpiece." —Veteran Book Reviewer Don Sloan.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0168XVNZS/ #Booksky #Readersky #FRidayReads #Supernaturalthrillers #Supernaturalmysteries #romanticthrillers #readers
www.amazon.com/dp/B0168XVNZS/ #Booksky #Readersky #FRidayReads #Supernaturalthrillers #Supernaturalmysteries #romanticthrillers #readers
Cosy up! For Hitchcock fans,"Night of the Owl." Blackmail, family secrets, murder. Creepy with sinister folk. FREE 45-min film at Reading Fiction Blog: paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/h... #Hitchcock #hitchcockmovies #AlfredHitchcock #owlfilms #Freefilms #Booksky #blueskyers #discover #films
August 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Cosy up! For Hitchcock fans,"Night of the Owl." Blackmail, family secrets, murder. Creepy with sinister folk. FREE 45-min film at Reading Fiction Blog: paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/h... #Hitchcock #hitchcockmovies #AlfredHitchcock #owlfilms #Freefilms #Booksky #blueskyers #discover #films
Hey #FRIDAYREADS! Can you find the wind ghosts in this blue of sky? Jaa Morland, the wind witch of Draakensky says
“Ghosts make sense of life, do they not?" 4.5-star reviews on Amazon www.amazon.com/Draakensky-S... #booksky #Gothicthriller #romantasy #Blueskyreaders #blueskybooks #magickandmystery
“Ghosts make sense of life, do they not?" 4.5-star reviews on Amazon www.amazon.com/Draakensky-S... #booksky #Gothicthriller #romantasy #Blueskyreaders #blueskybooks #magickandmystery
August 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Hey #FRIDAYREADS! Can you find the wind ghosts in this blue of sky? Jaa Morland, the wind witch of Draakensky says
“Ghosts make sense of life, do they not?" 4.5-star reviews on Amazon www.amazon.com/Draakensky-S... #booksky #Gothicthriller #romantasy #Blueskyreaders #blueskybooks #magickandmystery
“Ghosts make sense of life, do they not?" 4.5-star reviews on Amazon www.amazon.com/Draakensky-S... #booksky #Gothicthriller #romantasy #Blueskyreaders #blueskybooks #magickandmystery
Right outside my window, three baby cardinals and the male, in bright red feathers, feeding them. Cardinals are thought to be messages from loved ones who have passed away. #birdlovers #birdphotography #birds #spiritualityofbirds #birdsymbolism #owlsandbirds #cardinals #discover #spirituality
August 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Right outside my window, three baby cardinals and the male, in bright red feathers, feeding them. Cardinals are thought to be messages from loved ones who have passed away. #birdlovers #birdphotography #birds #spiritualityofbirds #birdsymbolism #owlsandbirds #cardinals #discover #spirituality
Today is International Owl Awareness Day. This is Camaroon, a magickal owl in my novel Draakensky, A Supernatural Tale of Magick and Romance. This week, I found an owl feather on my deck, on a chair. If the owl is your spirit animal, please LIKE or comment. eagles.org/internationa... #booksky #owls
August 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Today is International Owl Awareness Day. This is Camaroon, a magickal owl in my novel Draakensky, A Supernatural Tale of Magick and Romance. This week, I found an owl feather on my deck, on a chair. If the owl is your spirit animal, please LIKE or comment. eagles.org/internationa... #booksky #owls
FREE flash fiction, 5-minute read, about the haunting unshackled power and passion of the oak tree.
paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/t... The famous Bedford Oak in Bedford, New York #TheBedfordOak #BedfordNewYork #shortstories #flashfiction #treefolklore #ghostlytrees #Booksky #readersky #share
paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/t... The famous Bedford Oak in Bedford, New York #TheBedfordOak #BedfordNewYork #shortstories #flashfiction #treefolklore #ghostlytrees #Booksky #readersky #share
July 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
FREE flash fiction, 5-minute read, about the haunting unshackled power and passion of the oak tree.
paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/t... The famous Bedford Oak in Bedford, New York #TheBedfordOak #BedfordNewYork #shortstories #flashfiction #treefolklore #ghostlytrees #Booksky #readersky #share
paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/t... The famous Bedford Oak in Bedford, New York #TheBedfordOak #BedfordNewYork #shortstories #flashfiction #treefolklore #ghostlytrees #Booksky #readersky #share
Murder and Magick. Ghostly and Gothic. Mystery and Romance. On Draakensky Windmill Estate, owl magick plunges the gloomy depths. Tree magick lashes up menacing winds. Wolf magick breathes hot and low in its secret shadows www.amazon.com/Draakensky-S... #Booksky #readersky #Discover #AmazonKindle
July 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Murder and Magick. Ghostly and Gothic. Mystery and Romance. On Draakensky Windmill Estate, owl magick plunges the gloomy depths. Tree magick lashes up menacing winds. Wolf magick breathes hot and low in its secret shadows www.amazon.com/Draakensky-S... #Booksky #readersky #Discover #AmazonKindle
Eric Hoffer Book Award Winner, 2015. Silver Medal, Global Book Awards, 2021 www.amazon.com/Night-Journe... SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW "Readers will be taken on a continual thrill ride, impossible to put down, a fast-paced thriller." #Booksky #Blueskyreaders #AmazonKindle #ReaderSky #BlueSkyLit #read
July 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Eric Hoffer Book Award Winner, 2015. Silver Medal, Global Book Awards, 2021 www.amazon.com/Night-Journe... SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW "Readers will be taken on a continual thrill ride, impossible to put down, a fast-paced thriller." #Booksky #Blueskyreaders #AmazonKindle #ReaderSky #BlueSkyLit #read
For writers, authors, and book reviewers here. What is GEO? GEO stands for Generative Engine Optimization.
writersinthestormblog.com/2025/07/writ... GEO is a new term for me. I can hardly keep up with the speed of all this AI mania surging everywhere #Booksky #writingtips #writers #fictionwriting
writersinthestormblog.com/2025/07/writ... GEO is a new term for me. I can hardly keep up with the speed of all this AI mania surging everywhere #Booksky #writingtips #writers #fictionwriting
July 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For writers, authors, and book reviewers here. What is GEO? GEO stands for Generative Engine Optimization.
writersinthestormblog.com/2025/07/writ... GEO is a new term for me. I can hardly keep up with the speed of all this AI mania surging everywhere #Booksky #writingtips #writers #fictionwriting
writersinthestormblog.com/2025/07/writ... GEO is a new term for me. I can hardly keep up with the speed of all this AI mania surging everywhere #Booksky #writingtips #writers #fictionwriting