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Misheard: Nine Stories of Half-Heard Lives
282 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 23, 2026
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August 1, 2026
Bill Malcolm is a new author I recently stumbled upon, and what a breath of fresh air these nine stories were!
Misheard is a collection of stories based upon the stories we create from moments. The things we heard, the things we assumed, and the things we needed to be true.
The Wise Man absolutely devastated me in the way that only the best things can. How many times have we replayed a conversation, a glance, a moment and it turned into something bigger in our heads? How often do we fall in love with the version of something we've created? This story specifically takes that concept and runs with it. Not in the over-the-top way, but in the very surreal way we all look back on moments that have happened in our past that now seem better than they actually were.
Every story in this collection lives in the uncomfortable space between truth and perception. Was the pastor really trapped? Did she love him or was it the desire of the forbidden? The questions remain endless as you read through Malcom's work and wonder how these stories came to fruition. Past experiences or getting into the minds of others perhaps.
To sum it up this is deeply human collective about love, longing that is equally as beautiful as it is complicated. This is the kind of that makes you close the final page and immediately start thinking about your own memories a little differently.
Misheard is a collection of stories based upon the stories we create from moments. The things we heard, the things we assumed, and the things we needed to be true.
The Wise Man absolutely devastated me in the way that only the best things can. How many times have we replayed a conversation, a glance, a moment and it turned into something bigger in our heads? How often do we fall in love with the version of something we've created? This story specifically takes that concept and runs with it. Not in the over-the-top way, but in the very surreal way we all look back on moments that have happened in our past that now seem better than they actually were.
Every story in this collection lives in the uncomfortable space between truth and perception. Was the pastor really trapped? Did she love him or was it the desire of the forbidden? The questions remain endless as you read through Malcom's work and wonder how these stories came to fruition. Past experiences or getting into the minds of others perhaps.
To sum it up this is deeply human collective about love, longing that is equally as beautiful as it is complicated. This is the kind of that makes you close the final page and immediately start thinking about your own memories a little differently.
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