HEIDI RUBY MILLER

Conferences The 2010 Pennwriters Conference was the first conference or convention that Jason and I have attended since 2008, and I didn't realize how much we needed to immerse ourselves in the writing world again. The hiatus was by choice because we both needed to finish our third novels. It was a good choice, a therapeutic choice, and allowed us to appreciate the creative energy that comes from a group of writers converging at a single location. Jason Jack Miller and Heidi Ruby Miller Photo by Mike Mehalek We caught up with old friends, some from Seton Hill ... Timons Esaias , Heidi Ruby Miller , and Maria V. Snyder Photo by Jason Jack Miller and some (well, one - Jon ) that I shared an anthology ( Sails and Sorcery ) with... Heidi Ruby Miller and Jon Sprunk Photo by Jason Jack Miller and made some new ones... Ruth G. Zavitsanos , Elizabeth Kelley , Timons Esaias , Maria V. Snyder , and Meghan Schuessler photo by Heidi Ruby Miller had some wonderful bo...

Poetry I was so busy last month that I never had a chance to post this. My poem Starship Stowaways was in the April 2010 issue of Beyond Centauri .

Shows Wilco's album A.M. Jason and I saw Wilco recently with our friends Bruce and Becca at the Carnegie Music Hall in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh . What a magnificent (and I'm not overstating it) venue and what a memorable show. Carnegie Music Hall image from the website The lighting was exceptional with floor lamps and what I can only describe as electric candelabras that pulsated in time to the music. The soft lighting gave the elaborate marble and gold-leaf designs of the music hall a laid-back haunted mansion feel. The atmosphere was perfect for the sounds of Jeff Tweedy and company.

Film Festivals Banff, Canada For the fourth time since the Banff Mountain Film Festival has come to Morgantown, West Virginia , we have attended. It is always an incredible experience with lots of friends and family (we take up an entire row in the theater!) that leaves us all uplifted, inspired, and motivated. The Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Jason even won a copy of The Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin . The line-up this year seemed a bit better than last year with my favorites being Take a Seat Copyrighted photo and synopsis taken from the Banff Mountain site Special Jury Mention UK, 2009, 46 minutes Directed by Ed Stobart, Dominic Gill Produced by Lucy Wilcox View video Dominic Gill’s mission is to cycle the 32,000 kilometres from the northern coast of Alaska to the southern tip of South America, on a tandem bike, picking up random strangers on the way. A gripping tale of two years and two contin...

Interviews Adele Cosgrove-Bray interviewed me recently for her Hub Page Series : http://hubpages.com/hub/Interview-with-Writer-Heidi-Ruby-Miller When she asked me about my writing philosophy, it really hit home because Jason and I often discuss how we feel about writing, how we feel about publishing, how sometimes those are very separate issues for us and just what that means. If you stop by the interview, please leave a comment there or here or both letting me know. Cheers, Heidi

Education Due to the success of our Summer 2009 Educational Outreach Program, Frank Lloyd Wright's House on Kentuck Knob is happy to offer more FREE ACT 48 hours to Pennsylvania teachers. Since I am the Educational Marketing Coordinator at Kentuck, you can contact me if you would like to book a session or have questions: hmiller@kentuckknob.com or 724/329-1901 You can also check out photos and commentary from last year's participants on the Kentuck Knob blog . Photo by Jason Jack Miller TEACHER TRAINING SESSIONS * guided, personalized tour of the Kentuck Knob house * guided, personalized tour of our extensive sculpture meadow * creation of a content-specific lesson plan for your classroom * sessions are from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM * participant teachers receive 6 free ACT 48 hours upon completion (Please wear comfortable shoes and bring your PDE teacher identification number with you.) Scheduled Session Dates: May 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 June 2, 9, 16,...

Show Last week we saw Gaelic Storm for the first time at the Palace Theater in Greensburg, PA . They were incredible. I don't know how we never found them earlier. The mix of Irish and World music made for a fun, uplifting show. So much energy, even at the very end. Incidentally, they were the band playing on screen in the movie Titanic . And, they'll be playing at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival this September. You can get a free download from their new CD Cabbage on their website: http://gaelicstorm.musiccitynetworks.com/ and hear some of their hits on their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/gaelicstorm