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2019 In Review

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This year marked my first year post-MFA and I’m thankful to have had the good fortune of getting a handful of pieces published in a variety of excellent lit mags. Here’s the rundown of what’s out there:

Someone Else’s Story – Helen Lit Mag

Chicken Shit – Newfound

It’s Time to Get Fucking Weird – Little Death Lit

Kant Skateboard – The Write Launch

Author Spotlight – CK Fiction

Like most writers I know, I feel like my productivity this year was down – we’re a hard lot to satisfy, particularly in considering ourselves. For all the ideas that swirl in my head, they seem pointless if I am not capturing the words to express them on the page. In reality, I know that there are off years where ideas formate usually followed by others, where the ideas that stick force their way out of my head. As of now, I am hopeful that my year of ruminating on my muses is shifting into solid work, particularly as I begin to attempt to write some fiction.

All of that being said, I had the aforementioned pieces published and additionally found a new-to-me outlet of on-the-spot typewriter poetry. Good lord is that ever a challenge, but when it works it is like magic. At one event we (there were six poets, myself included) a line of eager muses waited from the moment we start until almost an hour after we should have stopped writing. My best guess was that I myself wrote 100 or more poems that night with many of the recipients besides themselves with joy over the words I had so hastily typed out for them.

Beside my own work, I’m lucky enough to have had the chance to work with some excellent authors in editing their work. Additionally I managed to pack in several dozen books this year spanning most genres. The talented writers I’m surrounded by are just outstanding and I’m so lucky to know so many of them.

Finally, I can’t help but brag about my daughter, who just keeps growing in her own artistic practice and inspiring me to push my craft further. The art up above is a small taste of the work she’s been doing and a link to her Instagram in case you’d like to see more. She’s planning on starting to do commission work if you’re looking for a unique gift!

So, as we close the door on 2019 and walk forward into 2020, I am looking ahead and hoping to find new words and ideas to share with you all!

New piece up at Helen Lit Magazine!

I’m thrilled to share that Helen Literary Magazine has published a new piece of my creative nonfiction. Click through here to read this latest micro essay:

Newfound published Chicken Shit

The latest issue of Newfound Literary Magazine includes a micro essay of mine that I’m really pleased with, titled Chicken Shit.

You can read it here:

A response to El Paso and Dayton

Little Death Literary Journal

I really appreciate littledeathlit for publishing a piece of mine from my book If Only The Names Were Changed (CCM 2016) in the latest journal issue. You can read the piece here: https://littledeathlit.org/its-time-to-get-fucking-weird and you can find the book here: http://andrew-miller.com/blog/purchase-work/

Interviewed by CKFiction

I was honored to have the chance to sit down and chat (virtually – I was in CDMX at the time) with writer Charles Kelley about reading, writing, inspiration, and creative process. Check out the full interview here: CKFiction.com

The Write Launch

I’m really honored to be included in the most recent issue of The Write Launch lit journal. There are some really amazing writers included in this issue and I recommend you check them all out!

The Write Launch publishes Kant Skateboard

I’m really honored to be included in the most recent issue of The Write Launch lit journal. There are some really amazing writers included in this issue and I recommend you check them all out!

1QQ Speaking Engagement

I’m honored to have been asked to participate in the 100th anniversary celebration of the Quiz & Quill literary magazine. This literary magazine is from my undergraduate alma mater, Otterbein University, where I was fortunate enough to have served as a staff member for Quiz & Quill. Anyhow, if you’re in Columbus this weekend and […]

Turn The Lights On Book Tour

My co-author, Dr. Chrisanne Gordon, has been on tour with our book Turn The Lights On and she’s getting some good air-time. Here’s a couple of the interviews recently made available: Additionally you can find out more about Chrisanne’s work with the Resurrecting Lives Foundation and other stops on the book tour by visiting: http://www.resurrectinglives.org/2019...