moral ambiguity | TH.Malcolm

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Dead After Dark is a collection of essays and short dispatches exploring Southern noir, rural crime, and the moral gray spaces of the Appalachian South. These pieces examine power, silence, memory, and the stories we inherit—whether we want them or not.

A Brief Study in Bad Men

People love to ask me why my villains are so… wrong. Why they feel real. Why they get under the skin. Why they don’t twirl mustaches or monologue like cartoon mobsters.

TH.Malcolm

4 days ago3 min read

Why I Don’t Write “Nice” Characters

Flawed people, bad decisions, and the thin line between survival and sin. People sometimes ask why my characters aren’t nicer.

TH.Malcolm

Dec 11, 20253 min read

A Little Truth Before We Continue

What you should know about the woman writing all this darkness.

TH.Malcolm

Dec 10, 20251 min read

WHAT AM I READING?

It by Stephen King (1986)

WHAT AM I WORKING ON?

> Pivoting marketing/sales campaigns (yuck, but it's necessary - I'd rather write 😉)

> Updating website and other social media channels

> Designing the release campaign for Nashville book 2 - Losing Shane

> Nashville series book 3 moved into line editing (I'm shooting for a Q1 2026 release - fingers crossed)

> Writing book 2 of my Cromartie trilogy (part of Nashville series)