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Tom Miller : Moving West, Writing East

Welcoming Arizona rattlesnake: “Cowboys amble” — and, well, “snakes slither.”Moving West, writing East:The life of a writer in the Southwestof the 1960s and ’70sBy Tom Miller | The Rag Blog | April 12, 2012 I moved west to escape the … Continue reading

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Tom Miller : Stoney Burns Was Dallas’ Underground Iconoclast

Remembering Stoney Burns:Dallas’ underground iconoclast He lived up to his image: longish brillo hair, loads of dope, young cuties by his side, and a great appetite for outrage and graphic explosion. By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / May … Continue reading

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Tom Miller : Phil Ochs: Sensitive in a Parking Lot

Phil Ochs in New York in 1965. Still image from Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune / First Run Features.Phil Ochs: Sensitive in a parking lot By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / February 28, 2011 Show me a … Continue reading

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Tom Miller: Travel Writing, Expatriates, and Vengeful Saguaros

Travel writer. Graphic from Ephemerist.Travel writing, expatriates, and vengeful saguaros Be skeptical of writers who talk of snow-capped peaks, bustling marketplaces where the beadwork is always intricate, and shy but friendly natives. By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading

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Tom Miller : On Reading Cervantes Aloud in Madrid

Cartoon by Juan Carlos Pedreira Fernández / Galería Cubarte.‘En un lugar de la Mancha…’On reading Cervantes aloud in Madrid By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / May 14, 2010 All together now: “En un lugar de la Mancha, de … Continue reading

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Tom Miller : When Jerry Rubin Came to Tucson

Yippee Jerry Rubin addresses a crowd at a park in Tucson, Arizona in 1970. Photo by David Lee Guss / Flickr.Yippie activist Jerry Rubin broughtHis psychedelic oratory to ArizonaBy Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / January 25, 2010 Writer … Continue reading

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