Ronald Damien Malfi is a novelist and author of short fiction, primarily mainstream and literary works with occasional speculative themes. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1977, Malfi's family eventually relocated to Maryland where he spent most of his childhood growing up along the Chesapeake Bay. He professed an interest in the arts at an early age and is also known to be a competent artist and musician. In 1999, he graduated with a degree in English from Towson University. For a number of years, he fronted the Maryland-based alternative rock band Nellie Blide. His most recent fiction deals primarily with characters suffering from some inner turmoil and their strained and often peculiar relationships with others. These latter works tend to focus more on characterization than plot. He currently lives in Maryland with his wife, Debra.