Award-winning author of the Jack Slaughter Thrillers series. Writer, screenwriter, creative artist, lover of dogs and tacos. Follow me at ka-lugo.com and tirpub.com/kalugo.https://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mnak5hlsuk2wCheck my Jack Slaughter Thrillers at ka-lugo.com or my publisher's site at tirpub.com/kalugo Set in modern day San Francisco. Jack is a fallen once-highly decorated homicide inspector. As a PI, he funds his own investigation into who destroyed his family.01 Jun 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnak5hlsuk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mmrkeebsrk2gYou know where I am today...Yep, back on Medium. This time for World Dracula Day! https://kalugo.medium.com/world-dracula-day-may-26th-1b00e41ead77?sk=a67c7855521e60a4b5e4868445cd2aef As always, don't forget to like (up to 50 times!!) and comment. I earn a few pennies when you do this which goes toward dog toys and tacos. 😉 Thanks for your support!26 May 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrkeebsrk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mlnqaveyl22cI'm back on Medium today with another installment in my Hollywood tough guys series. Today...DANNY TREJO! This is a free link so you can read the full article. Would love a comment and some likes. Highlight passages that you feel strongly about. https://medium.com/@kalugo/real-hollywood-tough-guys-danny-trejo-a43c63bcb5dc?sk=c7f8f24bfd29950019cb74a7b6e7bbd812 May 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnqaveyl22chttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mlif25m2hs2fYou'll find my books at #TirgearrPublishing! Look for my San Francisco thrillers at tirpub.com/kalugo or my Irish set romances at tirpub.com/kshortland. http://tirpub.com/kalugo10 May 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlif25m2hs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mkuezorla22cBack on Medium with a fun writing prompt. We can learn a lot from writing short pieces inspired from quotes or photos...what does the quote mean, what is the photo telling us..? I'd love to read your short piece based on my photo. Be sure to link me! https://medium.com/@kalugo/writing-prompt-new-tech-money-4029c8d52d4f?sk=59cc07de03e8d3b31b81ff286289b05602 May 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuezorla22chttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mknk7wybds2wAre you looking for something fun to read? Why not try one of my series'...or both?! Or are you looking for a unique gift for a friend? tirpub.com/kalugo tirpub.com/kshortland Avail @ all good ebook retailers, as well as paperback AND hardcover for your keeper shelves!29 Apr 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknk7wybds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mj5fzaphdk2tContinuing my pieces on Medium about Hollywood actors who became badasses before Hollywood, or who pushed their acting careers aside for a greater purpose. https://kalugo.medium.com/real-hollywood-tough-guys-douglas-fairbanks-jr-702e7e5d2113?sk=035db9337498f57d75caa5493ad92ef6 This is a free read link so please come visit. The literal pennies I earn buys Ruby toys, as usual.10 Apr 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5fzaphdk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mikltruid227Today, another Hollywood badass article released (every Tuesday and Thursday!) We're talking about James Doohan! https://medium.com/@kalugo/real-hollywood-tough-guys-james-doohan-5f95c31cc5ba03 Apr 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikltruid227https://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mi7z62cqrk24I've started a new series at Medium introducing some of Hollywood's real heroes. Stay with me over the coming weeks when we learn who was a Nazi hunter, who is the most decorated person in history, who was a secret agent... First up...STEVE BUSCEMI. https://kalugo.medium.com/real-hollywood-tough-guys-steve-busemi-dc08c056b9ea?sk=3e1f3a91cbf3f554e95868823ad200e229 Mar 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7z62cqrk24https://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3maqmymh5hk2mAs it's Xmas Eve, why not treat yourself to a little St Nick history?! This is a free link to my article. I hope you enjoy it! https://medium.com/@kalugo/the-history-of-saint-nicholas-christmas-and-the-birth-of-jesus-43aa0027fd01?sk=fd3603d3f0aae1c8e775b60df0c7c11e Happy holidays!24 Dec 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3maqmymh5hk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3mall332h722pGifts for the writer(s) in your life... Take a moment to see if any of your writer friends would appreciate one or two of these items. 📷 Please note: This article has NO affiliate links, just lots of great ideas. https://medium.com/@kalugo/gift-ideas-for-the-writer-in-your-life-ae72d60b2e83?sk=ed1eb4cd7b97853cb4bfb3fad3f1612822 Dec 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mall332h722phttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3ma4lnufj2c2wGift Ideas For The Writer In Your Life If you’re like me, the holidays are always stressful. The hardest part is choosing the right gift for each person. And writers can be the most challenging to shop for. I hope some of these ideas work for you. https://medium.com/@kalugo/gift-ideas-for-the-writer-in-your-life-ae72d60b2e83?sk=ed1eb4cd7b97853cb4bfb3fad3f1612816 Dec 2025 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4lnufj2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3m7stj45a2c2vI'm back over on Medium. Drop over and read my latest piece on the history of Santa Claus and St Nicholas, the birth of Jesus, and how Pagan and Christian traditions merged. Something fun for the holidays! https://kalugo.medium.com/the-history-of-saint-nicholas-christmas-and-the-birth-of-jesus-43aa0027fd01?sk=fd3603d3f0aae1c8e775b60df0c7c11e12 Dec 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7stj45a2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3m7qaafmw3s2wThe Jack Slaughter Thrillers series enjoys an average 4.8/5 star ranking on Amazon & Goodreads. For fans of Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, and Karin Slaughter For fans of Dirty Harry, Frank Bullitt, and Mike Stone and Steve Kelleher/Streets of San Francisco tirpub.com/kalugo11 Dec 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qaafmw3s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3m6tulo4uoc2r30 Nov 2025 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6tulo4uoc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3m5ywuzmawc2hI'm back on Medium. This time I'm recommending some bingeworthy British Crime TV Series. https://kalugo.medium.com/bingeworthy-british-crime-tv-series-a7208f2fd490 Have you seen any of these? Which are your favorites? What series did I not mention that you can recommend I add to my must-watch list?? I'd love hearing from you!19 Nov 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ywuzmawc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3m5endml4fs25📣 The Jack Slaughter Thrillers series enjoys an average 4.8/5 star ranking on Amazon and Goodreads. 📣 For fans of Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, and Karin Slaughter For fans of Dirty Harry, Frank Bullitt, and Mike Stone and Steve Kelleher/Streets of San Francisco tirpub.com/kalugo11 Nov 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5endml4fs25https://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3m4gm6kb67s2wBack on Medium, offering some personal comments about the new movie, Sinners. https://kalugo.medium.com/sinners-my-thoughts-1a76fad98f7730 Oct 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gm6kb67s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3m2wkecvsp22nBack on Medium today. Talking to writers about the 7 basic plots and conflicts in fiction. This is great info for readers and movie goers too, to help you better understand the stories you're engaging with. https://medium.com/@kalugo/seven-basic-plots-and-conflicts-in-fiction-71339f0fa9a9 Every penny earned goes towards tacos and dog toys! ;-)11 Oct 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wkecvsp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3m2jpxt7hjk2fBack on Medium this weekend. Honoring the amazing Janis Joplin on the 55th year since her tragic passing. Please visit my page and tell me what your favorite Janis tune is. https://medium.com/@kalugo/janis-joplin-55-years-ago-today-298f5b41731b #JanisJoplin #Pearl #TheSixties06 Oct 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jpxt7hjk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3lzjdgrbdas2rGet in on the ground floor with SLAUGHTERED. Average 4.8/5 star ranking on Amazon and Goodreads. For fans of Lee Child, James Patterson, Tess Gerritsen, and Karin Slaughter tirpub.com/kalugo #JackSlaughterThrillers #JackSlaughter #KALugo #Go9ers #GoNiners23 Sep 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjdgrbdas2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3lysa2cskrk2lI've started a new article theme on Medium called Remember When... . This is an old family game we play whenever we're together. In my first piece, I recount the day Dad and I got locked inside the Smithsonian Castle in Washington DC 😁 Please, come by for a read. https://kalugo.medium.com/remember-when-i-was-locked-inside-the-smithsonian-castle-13d0e44a158f14 Sep 2025 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lysa2cskrk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3lwolhmuvks2tBack on Medium. Today, Writing Prompts. https://kalugo.medium.com/writing-prompt-the-lamp-fd6a7a69b455 Feeling a little underwhelmed about writing your book? Try a writing prompt and a short story, perhaps something completely out of your normal wheelhouse, to get the juices flowing.18 Aug 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwolhmuvks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3lwjleah47c2hStep into Jack Slaughter's world with the Jack Slaughter Thrillers series. Available as ebooks, paperback, and hardcover for your keeper shelve or that special gift. New reviews just in! Average series rank 4.8/5 stars!!! Get yours here: ka-lugo.com tirpub.com/kalugo16 Aug 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwjleah47c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3lw7b3con3c2lEvery three months, another text, another body, another reminder the trail might end with Leah’s face or her grave. Then comes The Butcher, an invisible predator carving through the city, leaving no trace except fear itself. #TirgearrTuesday #TirgearrPublishing #JackSlaughter tirpub.com/kalugo12 Aug 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7b3con3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3lvsxe32gfk22These were called hanging coffees. They weren't just for coffee though, but included meals. We really should go back to these. There are so many living meal to meal these days.07 Aug 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvsxe32gfk22https://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3lvswfhnzt22kSLAUGHTERED Jack Slaughter Thrillers, #1 After the brutal loss of his family, SFPD homicide inspector Jack Slaughter leaves the department to become a PI and uses his fees to fund the search for his family. KA-LUGO.COM TIRPUB.COM/KALUGO #ThrowbackThursday07 Aug 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvswfhnzt22khttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3luv6djjpck2aHey friends. I'm back on Medium today and talking about That Old Book Smell. 😁 https://kalugo.medium.com/that-old-book-smell-f66f4763b836 I'd appreciate some claps (up to 50 if you really like the article) and comments. I won't lie. It all goes towards earning a few pennies to help me pay for dog toys and tacos. 😊26 Jul 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3luv6djjpck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3ltyulrw4b22l#TirgearrTuesday Jack Slaughter - Dirty Harry for the 21st Century This series has a 4.8/5 star rating across the board!! tirpub.com/kalugo ka-lugo.com15 Jul 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltyulrw4b22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalugo.bsky.social/post/3ltrugbycjk27Back on Medium today. I'm taking a look at the legendary star of the big screen, Clint Eastwood and his roll as Inspector Harry Callahan. Here are a few unknown and little known facts about the actor and this iconic character, and of course, the movie. https://kalugo.medium.com/clint-eastwood-and-dirty-harry-callahan-bet-you-didnt-know-00b5c242bef312 Jul 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:mt3pedqpdktccmt2vbbrmi4a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrugbycjk27