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J.R. Miller

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in Detroit, The United States

July 11

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J. R. Miller (Jim Miller) was born and raised in the blue-collar suburbs of Detroit. After a career designing and copywriting for a large advertising agency in metro Detroit, he relocated to Florida, where he earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of South Florida. Tired of the Florida sun, he moved to Virginia for a few years before heading to the UK. He is the author of Nobody’s Looking (ELJ Editions). His short stories and nonfiction have also appeared in Portland Review, The Good Men Project, Prime Number, Palooka, and others. He currently writes, sends out resumes for his dream job, makes cool stuff, and serves as the production editor for Moonlit Getaway. For more information or to see his socials, please visit www.mil ...more

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“The present duty is unselfish love. Each must forget self—in devotion to the other. Each must blame self—and not the other, when anything goes wrong.”
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“Many of us find life hard and full of pain. We cannot avoid these things; but we should not allow the harsh experiences to deaden our sensibilities, or make us stoical or sour. The true problem of living is to keep our hearts sweet and gentle in the hardest conditions and experiences.”
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