Author, actor, director, educator, podcaster, and publisher Lynn C. Miller tells readers about her new story collection, The Lost Archive. Not only are the stories within smart and engaging, but our interview includes a discussion of the art and craft of short story writing itself. Lynn’s insights into setting and identity, short story ending trends, and writing short pieces in the midst of longer works are all invaluable and fun to read. Read the full interview.
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New Reviews for The Lost Archive
The Lost Archive went on a blog tour in August and new reviews are in:
“A wonderful collection of short stories that totally blew me away…. So many of the stories read stuck with me, I couldn’t stop thinking about them in between sittings, and I just kept reaching for it again, trying to find some time in the day for ‘just one more’. …The first story ‘Archival Footage’ is the perfect opener for what’s to come, and really made me think about how different our own stories might be from the perspectives of others involved. For a short story it’s pretty deep and really sets the tone. My personal favourites were Afterthought, Pueblo Luna, Duluth, Words Shimmer, Everyday Monsters and Flight. Flight is only just over three pages long but it is full of feeling, I just loved it.”—@rumpledpages
“Miller turns her hand to first-, second-, and third-person points of view with consistent skill, her descriptions of people and places are detailed and vivid, and the dialogue between her characters is authentic and believable. Themes that particularly jumped out at me were characters dealing with ageing and death in relatives; characters finding the positives in their own ageing; nagging discontents within relationships; postmortems of broken relationships; and women overcoming people and things that have previously kept them down. I felt uplifted by these stories where women take back control and twist the narrative, namely How Much Is Enough?, Words Shimmer, Flight, and The Last Usher. There are also less uplifting stories that nonetheless convey important, resonant messages about sexism and rape culture. The Lost Archive is a well-written and wide-ranging short story collection that’s full of interesting ideas.”—Dr. Alice Violett
Spring 2023 Readings
April 2
Books on the Bosque with Lynn C. Miller in conversation with Hilda Raz, 3 p.m.
6261 Riverside Plaza Lane, Suite A-2, Albuquerque, NM 87120
April 7
Books on the Bosque; conversation and readings with writers Lynn C. Miller (The Lost Archive), Cynthia Newberry Martin (Love Like This), and Cynthia Sylvester (The Half-White Album).
May 3
Next Chapter Booksellers Lynn C. Miller in conversation with Julie Williams, 6 p.m.
38 S. Snelling Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55105
May 10
BookWoman; Lynn C. Miller in conversation with Stan Kern, 7 p.m. CT, Austin, Texas (virtual)
May 24
Bookworks; Lynn C. Miller (The Lost Archive) and Michael Parker (I Am the Light of this World) discuss their recent books with writer and editor Laura Furman, 6 p.m.
4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, ABQ 87107.
June 11
Placitas Community Library; conversation and readings with Lynn C. Miller (The Lost Archive), 2 p.m.
453 Hwy. 165, Placitas, NM 87043
Celebrating Women Writers, March 5, 2022
Join poet Hilda Raz, novelist Lynn C. Miller, and memoirist Lynda Miller for an afternoon of storytelling and poetry. These writers, “sisters in words,” will share their writing and their experiences bringing women’s writing to the fore. Masks are required at this event.
March 5, 2:00 pm–5:00 pm,
Placitas Community Library,
453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM 87043
Writing a Mystery / The Mystery of Writing: an interview
Francesca Christian with On the Horizon youtube series interviewed Lynn C. Miller about mystery writing, including common plot devices to hook your reader, examples in the genre worthy of study, as well as new trends.
Listen to a discussion of The Unmasking on KTAL 101.5
Lynn C. Miller joined KTAL radio’s Lynn Moorer to discuss her mystery novel, The Unmasking, a story of university politics, intrigue, dark comedy, and melodrama featuring a trio of friends and colleagues who, after a college dean dies in a suspicious accident, try to puzzle out who is behind his death.