writer Rod Miller

Writer Rod Miller's musings and commentary on writing and reading about cowboys and the American West, Western novels and short stories, poetry and music, history and nonfiction, magazines and art.

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Who killed Lily?

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The building of the Central Pacific toward Promontory Summit in Utah Territory and the completion of the transcontinental railroad was accom...

Saturday, April 11, 2026

The West is dead.

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Not long ago I read a book titled Paper Talk . It is a collection of dozens of illustrated letters and other odds and ends by the late, grea...

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Good news.

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Western Writers of America just announced the results of the 2026 Spur Awards for literary works published in 2025. “Leftovers,” from the ...

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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Express mail.

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With a gash in his side and an arrow lodged in his shoulder, Pony Express rider Thomas Jefferson Jackson fights off pain, fatigue, and blood...

Monday, February 2, 2026

MISSING PERSONS

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There is a move afoot by businesses in our country to eliminate any and all person-to-person interaction. Somewhere between “press one for ....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Sad Anniversary

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January 29 marks 163 years since a Shoshone winter camp was attacked by forces of the United States Army, leaving as many as 350 children, w...

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Annual Report

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At the end of the year in business, it is traditional to report on the year’s accomplishments and activities, and to look forward to the yea...

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About writer Rod Miller

writer Rod Miller: Poet, novelist, historian, biographer, journalist, essayist, reviewer, screenwriter—Rod Miller is a versatile writer. His work appears in books and magazines, anthologies and collections, online and on the screen. From poems to stories to articles to opinion, he writes in a variety of styles for various media. His subject matter is the American West, and he writes about its people and its places, its past and its present.

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