He’s Not Collecting Souls—He’s Coaching Them
Download the free book that’s equal parts reaper, redemption, and ridiculousness.
“Let’s breathe life into your goals!”
—Mort Finley, Reaper-turned-Life-Coach, immediately regretting that phrasing.
Meet Mort, a former grim reaper who’s trading in his scythe for a clipboard and a dream: helping people live their best lives. The only problem? He’s still a little... death-adjacent. Also, his motivational posters keep dying, and the office plant might be cursed.
Sound like your kind of story?
P.S. If you’ve been hanging around The Hartwell Effect for a while, you know I usually post fiction right here on the page. This time, I’m trying something different—because breaking a 4,000+ word story into four separate posts felt a little like soul collecting (and not in the fun way).
So instead, you get the whole book—free, easy, one-click. Enjoy the chaos all at once. 💀📘
The Book: Perfect Endings
Think: dark comedy meets found purpose—with a side of existential crisis and coffee-stained business cards. If you like your fiction with reluctant heroes, afterlife bureaucracy, and emotional gut-punches wrapped in undead awkwardness, you’re going to love this one.
Get It Free
I’ve made the full short story available (for free!) through BookFunnel.
You don’t have to sign up for my list unless you want more weird fiction and writerly antics.
(And yes, the office fern still dies. Sorry, fern fans.)
Let’s Chat
If you could change careers after death, what would you become?
Drop your answer in the comments—I promise Mort won’t judge. Probably.