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Greg McLaughlin

@gregory126.bsky.social

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Author of 14 fictional novels - Romance, RomComs & Social-Political Thrillers. Amateur foodie. I love music, art, news, movies & of course, books. I'm into extreme fitness & competing in various sports; road races, volleyball, softball, hockey & wrestling

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Another exciting novel coming out by the prolific Rich Shifman. Great writer. highly recommended!!

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🚨NEW BOOK ALERT!🚨 Coming 06/23/2026: A new YA Contemporary novel by R.B. Shifman Title: TAKING BACK AUGUST Wicked twist. Poignant, coming-of-age storyline. From @btwnthelinespub.bsky.social Check the blurb in the photo #youngadult #novel #indieauthors #ComingOfAge #author

One the left, a teen boy and girl in a second-floor window blocked, ironically, by a ladder. Overlaid with the book title: TAKING BACK AUGUST. By RB Shifman

On the right, a playground at night with empty swings. A metaphor for coming-of-age loss of innocence.

Blurb: a teen gamer’s life is disrupted then dissembled when a mysterious girl climbs through his bedroom window, summoning him to see—and live—what’s real.

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

MEANWHILE, IN HEAVEN… The Angels: NOOORRRMM!!! The Mother Mary: Norman! The Good Lord: Hey Norm, what would you say about indefinite free beer for all eternity? Norm: I’d say you better make it a double!

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

IMMIGRATION ISSUES ON YOUR MIND? It's been a few years since I published my social-political immigration thriller, BROKEN ENGLISH, www.amazon.com/Broken-Engli.... But, wow, is the subject matter still relevant today?!? BROKEN ENGLISH, by Greg McLaughlin. Available on Amazon! check it out!!

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Congratulations on your publishing success @rshifman.bsky.social !!

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

So confused by how they label milk. So, milk with no fat is either called Fat Free or Skim. That makes enough sense. If there's 1% fat, it's called 1%. If 2%, it's called 2%. All good. But then, how much fat is in "Half and Half" 50%? And don't even get me started on "Whole" Milk? Is that 100% fat?

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

My first novel published in 5 years!! ✨COVER REVEAL✨ Title: PAPER AIRPLANE, BROKEN BONES Category: Young Adult historical fiction (set in Fort Lauderdale 1980) Release date: March 25, 2025 Publisher: Willow River Press, an imprint of Between the Lines Publishing topic: youth institution abuse

A minimalist book cover with a bluish-gray background and the title in bright yellow, 'Paper Airplane, Broken Bones,' through which a paper airplane flies, leaving a white and purple dotted trail like a bumble bee. The author's name, R.B. Shifman, is purple at the cover's bottom.

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

LA FEMME NIKITA - Just binged watched one of my favorite old series from the late 90s, early 2000s. Peta Wilson, Roy Dupuis, Alberta Watson. La Femme Nikita. Such a good show!! "Cherchez la femme... cherchez la femme... dans la nuit... dans la nuit..."

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

BOLDLY WENT… Visited the Star Trek Museum & Enterprise Set Replica this weekend. What an awesome, breathtaking, impressive excursion. I was blown away at how painstakingly they so perfectly recreated so many of the iconic sets. Totally worth the long drive!! #startrek

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Holiday Gift Idea! >> “MATUNUCK” – HYPER-EMOTIONAL BEACH ROMANCE & TEARJERKER: Story of love, loss, family, romance & forgiveness. Mick moves back to his hometown beach community after 20 years to reconnect & reconcile with parents, family & friends before it’s too late. amazon.com/dp/B08NX2WNNM/

Matunuck (Matunuck Beach Series)

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Take the #BlueskyChallenge - How fast can you get your Bluesky followers to exceed your Twitter/X followers? For me, I'm at Twitter/X = 6,246 and Bluesky = 140. Help me out & I'll help you out. Good luck!

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The verdict: 6 days for Bluesky to beat Threads in followers. Final tally: Bluesky up 73 from 77 to 140. Threads up 7 from 130 to 137. Now, on to Twitter/X. Current Tally: Twitter/X - 6,246... Bluesky - 140. How long do you think this one will take? How is your #blueskychallenge going?

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Ok Bluesky, here's your challenge. I joined Threads & Bluesky at the same time. So, I'm pitting them against each other to see which can raise the most follows fastest! Don't let me down Bluesky! BEAT THREADS!! Current score: Bluesky = 77, Threads = 130 #Newskies #writingCommunity #Booksky #foodies

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

5 writers I’ve read 5+ books by JRR Tolkien Stephen King Don Winslow Nicholas Sparks Tom Clancy #booksky #Romancelandia

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

EMOTIONAL BEACH ROMANCE: Story of love, loss, family, romance & forgiveness. Mick moves back to his hometown beach community after 20 years to reconnect & reconcile with parents, family & friends before it’s too late. “MATUNUCK” - amazon.com/dp/B08NX2WNNM/

Matunuck (Matunuck Beach Series): McLaughlin, Greg: 9798569600267: Amazon.com: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

MATUNUCK SEQUEL: Good times, bad times & dangerous times along the Rhode Island shore. A story of sickness & health; decisions & consequences; life, death, love, romance ... & beach erosion. “EROSION” – www.amazon.com/dp/1737248425

Erosion (Matunuck Beach Series): McLaughlin, Greg: 9781737248422: Amazon.com: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

MATUNUCK SERIES – BOOK 3: The ultimate tragedy stings Mick and Shelly Maguire at their Matunuck beachside paradise - an event that nearly tears them apart. Can their love survive the loss of the child they tried so hard to conceive? “MOONSTONE” – www.amazon.com/Moonstone-Ma...

Moonstone (Matunuck Beach Series)

Moonstone (Matunuck Beach Series)

Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

OFFICE ROMANTIC COMEDY: Rival marketing directors compete for the same job while their teenaged children date each other, their single parents start a clumsy affair & they fight their attraction to each other. “THE TRIPLE DATE” - amazon.com/dp/1720272468/

Amazon.com: The Triple Date: 9781720272465: McLaughlin, Greg: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

EDGY ROMCOM: Salty RomCom about a recovered alcoholic & widower who becomes a sugar-daddy, his headstrong, heart-of-gold sugar-baby & the married mother of two - who used to date him in college - & still loves him. “THE KISS OF HONEY AND SUGAR” - www.amazon.com/dp/B09PK82ZBF

The Kiss of Honey and Sugar: McLaughlin, Greg: 9798794629194: Amazon.com: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

HOMELESS CRIME THRILLER: A mentally-ill, suicidal homeless man evades corrupt cops, a deadly human trafficking ring & vengeful gang-leaders while escaping the streets with the homeless woman he loves. “UNDER THE AURORA” – www.amazon.com/Under-Aurora...

Under the Aurora: McLaughlin, Greg: 9781651547656: Amazon.com: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

POLITICAL THRILLER & ROMANCE: Don't vote for Party, Policy, or Personality. Vote for LEADERSHIP. Gov. Clinton Groverton, Independent Candidate for President. Can he compete with the cut-throat parties? “THE THIRD PARTY” - amazon.com/dp/1728714788/

The Third Party: McLaughlin, Greg: 9781728714783: Amazon.com: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

IMMIGRATION LEGAL THRILLER: Social-political drama about a husband & father of three teenaged daughters forcibly deported by immigration agents and his wife and kids who battle the US legal system to secure his return. “BROKEN ENGLISH” - amazon.com/dp/1092225536/

Broken English: McLaughlin, Greg: 9781092225533: Amazon.com: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

SOCIAL-POLITICAL THRILLER: Fictional thriller about a modern-day second coming and the inspirational & positive as well as the potentially violent impact it might have on our society. “THE SECOND COMING” - www.amazon.com/Second-Comin...

Amazon.com: The Second Coming: 9781723767586: McLaughlin, Greg: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

COLD WAR THRILLER: He thought his mission ended. He faded into the streets of Paris, lost and drunk. Then the Russian KGB assassin known only as "The Bull" came for him, his deadly secret & his innocent new love. “IL PLEURE DANS MON COEUR” - www.amazon.com/Pleure-Dans-...

Amazon.com: Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur: 9798753323958: McLaughlin, Greg, McLaughlin Sr., Greg: Books

Amazon.com: Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur: 9798753323958: McLaughlin, Greg, McLaughlin Sr., Greg: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

MIDDLE GRADE MAGIC: 6th-grader Maggie Skeeter must decide whether to use magic skis to win the prestigious ski race - & prove a trio of mean girls wrong - or make her own magic and succeed using her own skills. “MAGGIE SKEETER'S MAGIC SKIS” - www.amazon.com/Maggie-Skeet...

Maggie Skeeter's Magic Skis

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

HAUNTING ROMANTIC THRILLER: Cooper Jackman struggles with a freakish perfect memory, the sad decline of his marriage & his obsession with a tragic long-lost love. How do you move forward when you can't forget the pain of the past? “THE CURVE IN THE ROAD” - www.amazon.com/Curve-Road-M...

The Curve in the Road: McLaughlin Jr, Mr. Greg: 9781790661978: Amazon.com: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

PERSONAL MEMOIR of a LATE 40-YEAR-OLD WRESTLER: Losing 80lbs from 205 to 125. Running 1,000 miles & doing 10,000 pushups in one year, while preparing to compete in the USA Wrestling National Championship in my late 40’s. “HEADLOCK” - amazon.com/dp/1728773687/

Headlock: McLaughlin, Greg: 9781728773681: Amazon.com: Books

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Greg McLaughlin @gregory126.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Published Author. Amateur Foodie. Active Athlete. Former Coach... Just dumped my "X", leaving behind 7,000 followers. Glad to be here. Looking forward to connecting with new Bluskyers! I'll follow you. Please feel free to follow back!