Writes
The one where I actually did it The Museum of Ephemeral Arts: A Mel Jones Mystery is live on Amazon. I need a moment with that sentence because I have been working toward it for a long time and it still doesn’t feel entirely real. Here is what I can tell you about the book: It is a paranormal cozy… Continue reading It's Here. The Museum is Open.
A Short Story This one came from a question I couldn’t stop turning over: what happens to the stories that never got told? Not lost in a fire or a flood — just quietly buried. Wrong time, wrong gender, wrong connections. The usual story. I started pulling on that thread and ended up with Maxine, a woman suffocating in a… Continue reading The Lost & Forgotten Library
I don’t do downtime… Here is a thing that happened recently: my editor and I are in the middle of editing The Static, which means I am in that particular phase of the writing life where the manuscript exists but is not yet done and I am not allowed to touch it except in the specific ways I am allowed… Continue reading I Spent Three Days Building a Museum for Dead People and I Have Notes
What Do You Want to Read? I’ve been sitting on fragments lately. Little scenes that won’t leave me alone, that feel too alive to stay locked in my drafts folder but aren’t quite stories yet—not full arcs, not complete narratives, just these moments that grabbed me and wouldn’t let go until I wrote them down. One of them is a… Continue reading The Almost-Stories
A woman, a bar, and a significant failure of situational awareness Hi. I’ve missed this. I’ve been deep in The Static for weeks, which is going well in the way serious work goes well — meaning it’s consuming and I love it and it has been eating my entire brain. Which means it was time to come up for air… Continue reading The Better View
A quick update from the desk of Harlo Malone. Hi everyone, I’m popping into your inbox today with some very special news. After a long journey of writing, editing, and late-night coffee sessions, my book is officially available! I’ve been living with these words for a long time, and it feels surreal to finally share them with you. Whether you… Continue reading Some News: My Book is Officially Out in the World
Books, Bipolar, and the “Professional Patient” Life I am thrilled to finally share that my latest book, A Haunting Before I Do, is officially live! It’s been a labor of love, and you can now find it on both Amazon and via Draft2Digital (which means it’s available on Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and more). A Harlo Malone Paranormal Mystery… Continue reading A Haunting Before I Do is Out!