Josh and I have had a very productive few months and since my last song post about “Illuminated”, we’ve complete three more songs! Sink or Swim This song is referenced in my novella Duo Ex Machina 3: Number One Fan, featuring the characters of Milo Bertolone and his boyfriend and music partner, Frank Capriano. Milo…
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New Song Release: Copper Beaches
I’m delighted that the latest song from the Duo Ex Machina Song Project is now live and online! Copper Beaches is a song about acknowledging how big and uncaring the universe is – and also how beautiful it is, and how we care for it, and love each other, despite loss and pain. It’s a…
Read more2022: Wow, I’m going to be busy!
We’re just over a month into the new year and I’ve been giving all my commitments for the year the side-eye! Please understand that I am very very very excited about every single one of these projects! And I’m going to list them here in the hopes that it keeps my honest and also perky…
Read moreHappy Birthday, Sherlock Holmes
For reasons that are obscure and buried in ancient Holmesian fandom, 6 January is traditionally considered to be Sherlock Holmes’ birthday. He’s also traditionally considered to have been born in 1852. So happy 170th birthday, good sir! Here’s a Holmesian playlist I created on Spotify in celebration.
Read moreFlash Fiction: The Harp’s Voice
I had to skip last week’s #FlashFictionFriday due to being too busy! But I’m back today with a new story set in the Kitty and Cadaver universe! Here you meet Perdita, who is mentioned in the last chapter of Kitty and Cadaver, and Perdita’s friend Tristen. Tristen is in part inspired by my good friend…
Read moreThe Songs of Duo Ex Machina
The five novellas of the Duo Ex Machina series are full of song lyrics I wrote to go with the stories. Some are by the two-man band Duo Ex Machina (comprising the two lead characters, Frank Capriano and Milo Bertolone, who are also boyfriends). Others are by their friend, Gabriella Valli, and yet others are…
Read moreLockdown Fiction: New Moon
This week, the Improbable Press prompt drew a song out of me. (Check out the site and try the prompts yourself!) I’ve been thinking about werewolves a lot, for an upcoming story, and this is the lyric that happened. It might also apply to vampires, actually, but mostly it was written for a new werewolf….
Read moreCrowdfunding for a Song: The Music of Duo Ex Machina
I grew up influenced by musicals, and that may be why I now write so many stories with music in them. As a child I learned piano and though that fell by the wayside – partly because my family kept moving house and moving the cheap old piano along with us was a bit of…
Read moreNew: Dangerous Charm Jewellery
Some of you may already have noticed an exciting new addition to the Narrelle M Harris Mortal Words website! I’m here to tell you how it happened. When you’re a writer for both the corporate sphere and the world of fiction, your world is mostly made up of words. When reading is a primary past-time,…
Read moreCover Reveal: Duo Ex Machina – Kiss and Cry
I’m delighted to reveal the cover for my upcoming fourth Duo Ex Machina novella, Kiss and Cry. Set in 2014, Kiss and Cry sees musicians and life partners Frank Capriano and Milo Bertolone facing new challenges. Milo is taking part in a celebrity ice dancing show for charity; Frank is a busy music producer. They’re…
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