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Laura Miller

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Laura Miller is a best-selling author whose body of work spans eight novels, five poetry collections and a children’s book, reflecting both versatility and a deep commitment to storytelling. A recipient of the Mid-Missouri Writers First Place Award in Non-Fiction, Miller’s voice is rooted in both literary artistry and journalistic precision.

Born in the Missouri River bottoms, she went on to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou), where she balanced academics with athletics as a 400-meter and 600-yard runner on the university’s track and field team. She graduated with a degree in newsprint journalism and a minor in sociology, later building a career as a newspaper reporter covering government and business—an experience that cont
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Laura Miller Hi, Nicole. To answer your question: Depending on the book, I usually take a couple months to write a rough draft. After that, I will usually edit it …moreHi, Nicole. To answer your question: Depending on the book, I usually take a couple months to write a rough draft. After that, I will usually edit it for another few months! Thanks for your question.(less)
Laura Miller Until I was ten, I lived in a tiny town along the Missouri River. The population of the town was about 200, but I lived outside that town in the river…moreUntil I was ten, I lived in a tiny town along the Missouri River. The population of the town was about 200, but I lived outside that town in the river bottoms. And I'm pretty sure I got my imagination at this stage in my life. There wasn't much to do, so I literally had to make up things to do! In 1993, my family and I lost our home in a flood and called it quits farming the river bottoms. We moved to the next small town over (my dad's old stomping grounds) and planted ourselves on top of a pretty big hill. So, if it flooded there, we figured we'd build an ark! I probably got my endurance from that part of my life. And both the imagination and the endurance have helped immensely in my writing career--especially the endurance. As with everything, you've got to keep at it if you want it!

Additionally, I write stories about what I know. I grew up on a farm in small-town Missouri, so my characters and stories reflect this life and hopefully pay homage to the country life and all that goes with it, including the rain on tin roofs, old trucks with holes in the floorboards and summer nights full of stars, fireflies and tractor pulls! (less)
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“Stray Thoughts is meant to be an intimate, yet warmly familiar, collection of poems that explores the beauty and fragility of living and loving. Divided into three sections—Spirit, Heart and Soul—my latest book of poetry moves through themes of loss and grief, young and enduring love and the quiet, soulful rhythms of everyday life.”

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“Tell me you’ve seen the world.
Now, you’ve come back home
Tell me you’ve carried me with you,
That you’ve held me close.
Tell me you’ve missed me
Or that I’m not crazy for waiting cause
Of all the butterflies that chose to stay,
I’m in love with the one that got away”
Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds, Butterfly Weeds

“More than every once in awhile,
More than most dreams,
More than just my heart,
More than anything,
More than you know,
And more than I can say,
I’ve loved you more
Every passing day”
Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds, Butterfly Weeds

“See, I’m in love with the person you can never outrun. I’m in love with you.”
Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds, Butterfly Weeds

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“See, I’m in love with the person you can never outrun. I’m in love with you.”
Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds, Butterfly Weeds

“Tell me you’ve seen the world.
Now, you’ve come back home
Tell me you’ve carried me with you,
That you’ve held me close.
Tell me you’ve missed me
Or that I’m not crazy for waiting cause
Of all the butterflies that chose to stay,
I’m in love with the one that got away”
Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds, Butterfly Weeds

“The past will find a way to squeeze into the present–if you let it.”
Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds
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“Dreams would always end with you, and then mornings would steal you away with a cruelty that haunted my days.”
Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds, Butterfly Weeds

“You are my love of loves, my dream of dreams, my hope of hopes...and I would take the journey all over again because it led me to you, because it’s our story–the story of us.”
Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds
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