Two compelling stories of life on fabulous Negril Beach--"Ashanti" and "The Soubre' Problem." If you've been there, you'll recognize some typical characters. If you've not, you'll want to go. These stories present a unique perspective on the enigmatic island of Jamaica.
Two compelling stories of life on fabulous Negril Beach--"Ashanti" and "The Soubre' Problem." If you've been there, you'll recognize some typical char...
Three people, strangers, meet. On the surface they have little in common, but they will change each other's lives. Pete Vogelsong, 38, breaking from a cult, returns to his old college to start a new career. Natalie Neff, 36, takes a menial job on her way back from horrendous grief. Then there is Vivien McBride, 22, who masks her pain from a past love affair in flamboyant promiscuity. In a time before laptops and cellphones, before H.I.V. and the War on Terror, three strangers meet, wrangle and grow. Thanks to Miller's careful hand, we share their voyage through confession, friction, and...
Three people, strangers, meet. On the surface they have little in common, but they will change each other's lives. Pete Vogelsong, 38, breaking from a...
Jake Ernst experiences the growing pains, comic and poignant, of passing from the innocent years of the early 60s to the growing turbulence of the later years of that amazing decade. An appealing country lad (Lancaster County, PA) with academic aspirations, he develops from adolescence to early manhood--intellectually, socially & sexually--as he struggles with his mother's cryptic advice to choose good girls over bad ones. Along the way he meets both and puzzles over the difference between the two. We meet him at age 17 and follow his maturation until age 28 (1959-1967) in which he faces the...
Jake Ernst experiences the growing pains, comic and poignant, of passing from the innocent years of the early 60s to the growing turbulence of the lat...
Dr. Jerry M. Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Kent State University writes: "On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University students, killing four and wounding nine. This action contributed to the first nationwide student strike in higher education in the United States. 'Love and War at Kent State' by Jon Michael Miller relives the two and one-half year period from the Fall of 1967 to mid-May of 1970. Miller tells the story of the protest as well as the shootings through the experiences of a passionate love story of Jake Ernst, a graduate...
Dr. Jerry M. Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Kent State University writes: "On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a cr...
Alan Henderson wanted only to retire from his career as a researcher for the Agency to live a simple, peaceful life. He found the perfect Florida condo, two lovely cats, a bike, and a beautiful view at which to work on his writing. Then a neighbor is beaten to death and robbed. A suspicious wanderer shows up claiming he's Walt Whitman. Another neighbor is murdered, along with his schnauzer. An old college flame shows up mysteriously. Also, the cops asking a lot of questions. Is he only paranoid or are these intrusions into his peace more than coincidental? One thing is sure--a simple...
Alan Henderson wanted only to retire from his career as a researcher for the Agency to live a simple, peaceful life. He found the perfect Florida cond...
