Reporter. Novelist.
Author of The Accident Report.
Ralph Ellis mined decades of journalistic experience to write his first novel, The Accident Report, coming in June 2025. It’s about a small-town reporter determined to break a big story, but he’s not exactly Woodward and Bernstein.
“Inside every accident report is a bigger story waiting to be told.”
Lighting Up
When I started working for newspapers, smoking was practically in the job description.
A Correction
My Favorite Mistake
My Middle Initial
It started with an unsettling job interview.
Going Underground
My first gig, back when long hair meant something.
Ralph in the mid-70s
About Ralph Ellis
Ralph Ellis is a seasoned journalist and a newbie novelist. His goal is to create sparkling fiction based on the hours, days, and years he spent grinding out stories about hubcap thefts and sewer regulations.