Mallory rose to prominence with a book of poems in a limited first edition titled I Write Your Name, which was released in 1990 by Prometheus Press.
[1] A year after arriving in the Las Vegas Valley, KNPR said about Mallory, "He’s reaching out into the community to perform poetry and bring it to people who may never have thought about it before.
"[1] Las Vegas CityLife wrote, "Recently transplanted from Orange County, where he reigned over the poetry scene and coordinated readings for two decades, Lee Mallory is wasting no time in establishing himself here.
In August 2017, Mallory performed with blues rock musician Lisa Mac at the “Love Wins Again Benefit Show,” a fundraiser for Opportunity Village, a nonprofit organization that services people with intellectual disabilities.
[11] The tragedy fueled Mallory's writing in part, he told the Los Angeles Times, because "Poetry endures.
"[4] Misty's death also prompted her sister Natalee to write a suicide prevention grant for her master's dissertation at California State University, Long Beach on behalf of the Jacqueline Bogue Foundation in Orange County.