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J.A. Barrios is an award-winning author who's been telling stories since he could put pen to paper. When not writing, J.A. tells his stories through music in a duo, Cigar Etiquette. He finds inspiration from the cosmos where he seeks further truths about the human experience.

J.A. is also very passionate about mental heath, due to his own struggles and those of his loved ones, and hopes his words can reach others dealing with similar challenges. ...more

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Death of the Author

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Neptia's Galaxy Railway (Tales From The Goldstar Line Book 1)

by Trisha Shaw

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Everyone Is a Moon: Strange Stories

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“Do you believe in ghosts?” What does it mean to be haunted? This is a topic I think a lot about and for me it’s my grief. I am haunted every moment of every day. My ghosts follow me wherever I go no matter the occasion, and they usually don’t stop ta ...more
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J.A. Barrios liked Ryan Deitz's review of Ravings of an Unsettled Mind: ""Ravings of an Unsettled Mind" was a good read from beginning to end! I was quite interested in the depictions of vampires in one of the stories and would love to see more."
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J.A. Barrios liked Marco Workman's review of Ravings of an Unsettled Mind: "what a thrill ride Ravings of an Unsettled Mind turned out to be. I had the pleasure of chatting with Barrios on several occasions at length at AuthorCon 2025 and he explained to me that most of this collection was spawned from his own fears and nigh" Read more of this review »
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J.A. Barrios made a comment on Ryan’s review of Twisted Tales to Tell in the Night: A Halloween Horror Anthology " Thank you very much for your fantastically thorough review! Also, I am very touched with what you said about my story, thanks again. I'm slowly workin ...more "
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