jim edward miller's Books
Nov.01.2010
Who is Bobby Flash? Flash is a novel that follows the journey of muckracking journalist Jack Wilson as he investigates the century-old mystery of the identity of I.W.W. outlaw and revolutionary, Bobby Flash. When Wilson finds an old Wanted poster in a local archive in San Diego, his curiosity leads him deep into the lost history of America’s radical past through the Free Speech...
Mar.01.2007
"In a dérive one or more persons during a certain period drop their usual motives for movement and action, their relations, their work and leisure activities, and let themselves be drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there."
Guy Debord "Theory of the...
Sep.01.2005
A SEASON WITH THE INFAMOUS FANS OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM EVERYONE LOVES TO HATE
[B]eyond doubt the sleaziest and rudest and most sinister mob of thugs and whackos ever assembled in such numbers under a single "roof," so to speak, anywhere in the English-speaking world.-HUNTER S. THOMPSON ON RAIDERS FANS
The silver-and-black-clad Oakland Raiders fans are the most notorious in...
Oct.01.2003
AN ANTI-TOURIST GUIDE THAT DEBUNKS SAN DIEGO’S SUNSHINE MYTH FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS ALIKE
Let’s just say there was a good liaison between city government and business.—EX-MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO FRANK CURRAN, ON THE 1960S
For fourteen million tourists each year, San Diego is the fun place in the sun that never breaks your heart. But America’s eighth-largest city has a dark side....
About jim
Jim Miller is a native San Diegan and a graduate of the MFA program at San Diego State University. In addition to his MFA in Fiction, Miller has a Ph.D. in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University. He is a founding member of the San Diego...
jim’s Favorite Books
On the Road, Tropic of Cancer, Underworld, The Passion According to GH, etc.