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Narrelle M. Harris

@NarrelleMHarris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
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Writer, editor, lyricist, Melburnian. She/her. I live and work on Wurundjeri land and acknowledge its traditional owners. #Australia #writer #reader #CoffeeFiend 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mas.to/@NarrelleMHarris, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
Bird silhouettes and windows near Burnett Lane in Brisbane, January 2023. #Fensterfreitag
Blue silhouettes of birds and branches against cream painted bricks. The blue is the art matches the blue wooden frames of the windows set in the wall.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026
July provides 21 more days to find an awesome read at the Smashwords summer/winter sale! Four of my Patreon ebooks are on sale, including the brand new queer paranormal romance “A Queer Inheritance”. Look out for work by Julie Bozza, KJ Charles and Tansy Rayner […] [Original post on mas.to]
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
I’m excited to announce my new book, A Queer Inheritance, will be discounted on @Smashwords during their month-long Summer/Winter Sale in July 2026! Three other Dangerous Charm press titles are also discounted […] [Original post on mas.to]
Ad for the Smashwords Summer/Winter sale featuring the covers of 4 books: A Queer Inheritance, Tales of the Minstrel Tongue, The Haunting of Baker Street and The Swordmaster's Secret and Other Stories, all by Narrelle M Harris and all on sale at Smashwords in July 2026.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026
I had a fantastic breakfast at Operator San at the Vic Markets today. Their coffee is always good and the staff always efficient and friendly. One of my favourite cafes in the city! #melbourne #cafe #breakfast
Menu listing for Unagi Tamagoyaki - omelette topped with eel at the back, sticky rice and spinach goma-ae below and a bowl of miso soup, all presented on a wooden tray. Delicious!Menu listing for Unagi Tamagoyaki - omelette, eel, rice, miso and spinach goma-ae
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026
My Patreon fiction is inspired by tarot, Holmes/Watson, vampires & more. If that's your jam, check it out. The first 3 chapters of my new book, Murder in the WayBelow, are free. When unethical scientist, Victor Frankenstein, dies horribly in the unruly lower decks of […] [Original post on mas.to]
A promo slide for my Patreon showing a humanoid head overlain with circuitry, the words 'A Cog and Bone novel'; then First 3 Chapter Free, Murder in the Waybelow and the URL Patreon.com/NarrelleMHarris.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026
A Miracle! I’m coming first in a step challenge! It won’t last so I’ll enjoy it while I can!
The current rankings of z four person step challenges showing the poster in the lead…
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026
My delightful birthday gifts from @timrichards (via the London Transport Museum) - a 1933 Tube Map lunchbox and a more recent Tube Map glasses case! He knows what makes my nerd heart happy! #birthday #londonunderground #trains #londontransportmuseum
In the foreground is a black glasses case featuring he London Underground map from recent years. Behind it is a red and cream plastic lunchbox featuring the 1933 tube map. Both items sit on a red footstool. Behind them, out of focus, are a Dalek and a TARDIS money box separated by a vase.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026
Want a taster of my new book-in-progress? Read the 1st chapter free! Murder in the Waybelow takes place on the Londinium, a generation starship. Notorious Victor Frankenstein is up to no good in his lowest-decks secret lab, until he isn't. Now Sherlock Holmes, her […] [Original post on mas.to]
Teaser image for Ch 1 of Murder in the Waybelow, featuring a human looking man with wires and suggestions of computer technology around his head. The title Murder in the Waybelow is in the centre, with 'first chapter free' below it, 'A Cog and Bone Novel' above, and the URL patreon.com/NarrelleMHarris in the bottom right corner.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026
A Smashwords sale is offering discounts on several of my books! The sale ends on 7 March, so jump in to see "Tales of the Minstrel Tongue", "THe Haunting of Baker Street" and "The Further Adventures of the Colonial Boy" for $1.50 or less over the next few days! […] [Original post on mas.to]
Image showing the covers of Narrelle's 3 books on sale at Smashwords, and the Smashwords promo image of a woman reading a book and the text "Read an ebook week", www.smashwords.com/sale and the dates 1-7 March 2023.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026
"Heated Rivalry" is all the buzz - but if you've read/watched it all and you're keen on something HR-adjacent, you might like my 5-novella Duo Ex Machina series - about musicians Milo and Frank and their unfortunate and unwelcome adventures with crime! […] [Original post on mas.to]
Promotional image for the Duo Ex  Machina queer romance series, featuring a guitar on a rumpled bedsheet, the five book covers, and the text "You've finished Heated Rivalry... it must be time for Duo Ex Machina 1-5" and the url books2read.com/DeM-FlyByNight
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026
Pre-orders are now here for your copy of the new Daft Notions anthology, Humans from Earth - an anthology of science fiction horror stories in which humans are the monsters... Contributors include me, Jason Franks, Martin Livings, and a bunch of other terrific horror […] [Original post on mas.to]
The cover of the Humans from Earth horror anthology showing a green-skinned alien reacting in terror at the sight of Earth.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026
A sunny day in st Kilda. Bliss. #summer #StKilda #beach
St Kilda beach - view from a shady deck. A man sits on the edge of the deck on the right. Beyond him is sand and a few sunbathers. Waves curl into the beach and then a calm sea stretches to the horizon below a cloudless blue sky.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026
These skylight windows are from the new Anzac metro station in Melbourne - photo taken on a site visit while the station was still under construction. I love the sense of lofty airiness. The completed station is gorgeous too. #FensterFreitag #trainStations
A photo at Anzac train station in Melbourne , looking up at the skylights and wooden beams, and including the tall green pillars that hold up the roof.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026
I'm so happy to be kicking off 2026 with a story in Chuck McKenzie's new Daft Notions Press horror anthology, "Humans from Earth" - where humans are the monsters! I'm appearing with so many brilliant (and brilliantly scary) people, including Chuck, Jason Franks, and […] [Original post on mas.to]
The cover of the Humans from Earth horror anthology showing a green-skinned alien reacting in terror at the sight of Earth.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025
Happy new year from Melbourne.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 30/12/2025
If you’re looking for some new reading in 2026 please consider my Patreon, full of original SF, fantasy and horror fic and queer Holmesian adventures. Flashfic, short stories, serialised novels (some have been shortlisted for awards) and novellas, + songs, poems and […] [Original post on mas.to]
A selection of the Collections in my Patreon, including vampire fiction, fantasy, tarot-inspired flashfic, and queer readings of Holmes/Watson
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025
A preview of a new chapter of 'Lost in a Bad Book' posted on my Patreon today. A librarian from the Library of Infinite Stories has had to enter a spellbook about rivers to rescue a lost wizard. The most dangerous thing about the book? Apart from the font? […] [Original post on mas.to]
Part of an image for a Patreon post (Lost in a Bad Book Part 4) - visible are the rough waves of the ocean and capital letters Y and M in over-fancy fonts and a link to patreon.com/NarrelleMHarris
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025
@timrichards Had a thoroughly wonderful time exploring the new stations yesterday! I’m especially enjoyed ANZAC station as I last saw it, still under construction, in March 2024. #melbourne #trains #metrotunnel
Anzac station under construction in March 2024Anzac station concourse in Dec 2025
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/12/2025
Best time of year to be working at Narrm Ngarrgu library in Melbourne. All the students have finished for the year and i can sit anywhere I like! #library
A vast hall of empty chairs and tables at Narrm Ngarrgu library at the Queen Vic markets. It’s SO QUIET!
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025
Latte art on my oat latte foam at Udom House, North Melbourne.
Latte art in the shape of a swan (or phoenix) with wings spread.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
Melbourne spring is definitely making an effort to arrive! Here I am sitting in a sunbeam outside Journal cafe on Flinders Lane #melbourne #spring #sunshine
Narrelle wearing her glasses sits under a sun umbrella on the outside seats of Journal Cafe, enjoying a sunbeam and her coffee.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2025
The hazards at Mungo National Park are not what you’d think. #Mungo #AustralianWildlife #danger
A warning posted on the glass door of the Mungo Lodge warning visitors that the kangaroos and goats they see are wild. “Keep a safe distance and do not attempt to approach or feed them. Your safety is important!”
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2025
Our 707 Operations Vinelander train weekend away has started well. A pleasant ride, we’ve got to see cattle, sheep, cockatoos, kangaroos and a wallaby in the paddocks, and the canola fields are vibrantly yellow and cheerful! @timrichards #trains #vintagetrain
Two trees standing in the middle of a canola field, with a patch of blue sky amid the clouds and hills in the distance. Taken through  train window so it holds a reflection. A gum tree in the foreground with the yellow canola fields behind, with a cloudy sky and hills in the distance. Taken through  train window so it holds a reflection.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2025
View from the Oaks Sydney Hyde Park suites in February - one window looking out on hundreds of others. #Fensterfreitag #sydney
View of Sydney city buildings. A pale orange sunset glows behind the cityscape, and hundreds of windows glow with lights. In the foreground on the right, the illuminated ANZAC memorial is almost the same colour as the setting sun.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2025
The excellent fire at South of Johnson in Collingwood. Come for the cosy hearth - stay for the amazing food. (Not pictured: the absolutely delicious Croque Madame which I ate before Photos could be taken. )
The enclosed fireplace with blazing logs at South of Johnson.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2025
The sale of three of my little books continues at Smashwords until the end of July! You can get ebooks for two of my Holmesian works - The Haunting of Baker Street and The Swordmaster's Secret and Other Stories, and short fantasy stories set in the universe of Kitty […] [Original post on mas.to]
Promo image showing three book covers an "1-31 July 2025! Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale"
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2025
It's almost 6 months since I released the ebook of The Haunting of Baker Street, about the spirits of Holmes and Watson continuing to solve crimes after death! To celebrate, I'm participating in the Smashwords sale taking place from 1-31 July 2025! My three newest […] [Original post on mas.to]
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2025
My Thai iced coffee at Udom House in North Melbourne. Delicious. I declare this a #democracycoffee #auspol #ausvotes
A glass of Thai iced coffee decorated with a coffee bean.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2025
I have just this second found out that my novel "The She-Wolf of Baker Street" has been short-llisted for Best Fantasy Novel in the Aurealis Awards!!! Folks, I'm STOKED!! Congratulations to all the other shortlisted folks in all the categories. I'm particularly […] [Original post on mas.to]
The cover of The She-Wolf of Baker Street', green-themed, featuring Mrs Hudson, the silhouette of a wolf and, sideways, a silhouette of modern London,
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2025
If you're in Adelaide, South Australia, the launch of A Murder on the Cards by Katie Jay is happening at 3pm on 13 April 2025 at Beaumont Bowling Club, 71 Devereux Rd, Linden Park. I worked with Katie to edit the novel, which features a murder at a Bridge Club in […] [Original post on mas.to]
Cover of A Murder on the Cards featuring a smartly dressed woman, a forensic inspector in booties, gloves and hazmat outfit, random playing cards falling around them, and crime scene tape winding between the people, on a two-tone blue background.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2025
A refreshing zero beer on a hot North Melbourne day which has the added bonus of a swoop warning. #zerobeer #summer
A can of Hop Nation Mind Ya Head alc-free XPA in green, white and black depicting two magpies cawing over a bicycle helmet bristling with zip ties.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2025
I was doing a site visit at the MCG last week for a current job and caught this slice of the pitch looking glorious.
A section of the MCG pitch showing a vivid green in the sun. The empty stands are jn shade and MCG staff or cleaning the seats and preparing for the new season.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2025
This lady has brought her ragdoll cat to the cafe this morning. Kitty is observing the world rather contentedly
A fluffy chocolate-point ragdoll cat sits in an enclosed cat-pram at Operator San cafe, peacefully regarding the world while their person has coffee.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2025
@timrichards I Newtown harder than anyone, baby! I also bought a piece of art! I really like Docsta’s style - so much energy and controlled chaos. :)
Art by Docsta geometric outlines reminiscent of pipes or machines, over vivid stripes of orange, blue, red and purple paint on white paper.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2024
If you're looking for some light reading this holiday break, you might like to try one of these! Find these books at online retailers, or get the ebooks directly from me at my Ko-Fi shop! ko-fi.com/narrellemharris/shop #bookstodon #books #reading […] [Original post on mas.to]
Promo picture on a glittery backround that reads "quick and easy holiday reads" at the top and "Ko-Fi.com/NarrelleMHarris/shop" at the bottom. In between the texts are 3 books covers: Tales of the Minstrel Tongue (a black raven with an ice-blue eye on a background of winter trees and a music score overlaying it), The Haunting of Baker Street, showing an illustration of two modern women on the steps of a 3-storey Georgian house in London, with two silhouettes in an upstairs window, and The Swordmaster's Secret and Other Stories: The Further Adventures of the Colonial Boy", which has two men in fencing gear crossing swords, on a beige background with a floral border and golden silhouettes of Holmes and Watson.
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Narrelle M. Harris @narrellemharris.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2024
I'm so delighted with my first review for Tales of the Minstrel Tongue, posted at The Book Muse! "Everything in these short stories is cleverly used and manipulated to create what might feel like a dark story, but it is exquisitely done, and I wanted more, because […] [Original post on mas.to]
Promotional image showing the cover of Kitty & Cadaver (red background with a headshot of a young, dark-haired woman. Below her, zombie hands are reaching up like a concert crowd in front of a live band) on the left. On the right is the cover of  the new book, Tales of the Minstrel Tongue, showing a black raven with an ice-blue eye on a background of winter trees and overlain with a music score.
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