Hunger at the Harvest. Rhode Island families are going without while local farms fight to survive. Here's where the two crises meet. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/hunger-at-th...

I will be making a return appearance Monday, April 27, to discuss writing and my latest book, Burnt Cove, with my longtime friend and host-without-equal Brendan Kirby. Can't wait! Tune in at 9 a.m. www.wpri.com/rhode-show/

Humans weren’t made to live indoors. Could a dose of nature be the cure for what ails us? READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/humans-weren...

South Providence Residents Push to Break Harmful Patterns of Past 30 Years. People’s Port Authority issues recommendations in response to new ProvPort master plan draft. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/south-provid...

Tremendous turnout today at the RINC conference, held at the Pell Center. Two great keynote speakers, including RI Foundation head David Cicilline, and two great panels (this panelist photo, by my daughter Katy, is the RINC member panel). More to come! www.rinc.news

Preorders for the trade paperback accepted now! lnkd.in/eP_uVpb6

Bill would mandate more school librarians in RI. “Libraries are very important because they’re places where everybody can learn new and different things, like reading, coding, how to be safe on the internet, and so many more fun and awesome things.” READ: oceanstatestories.org/bill-would-m...

Q & A with Native American educator, author, advocate and storyteller Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason. “Storytelling in our communities has always been a way of carrying knowledge forward, honoring relationships, and sustaining culture.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/qa-with-nati...

Granddaughter Viv joined her Croft School classmates, teachers, parents and friends at a press conference April 10, 2026. WATCH the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2kD... The school is seeking additional funds to pay teachers through the end of the school year: www.gofundme.com/f/help-Croft...

Lunch today with a great friend of many, many years, Al Verrecchia! We talked family and friends, the late Alan Hassenfeld, politics, Hasbro, current events and more.

Look who's on BookBub! www.bookbub.com/profile/g-wa...

LOCAL NEWS SITES LAUNCH COLLABORATIVE. Six Newsrooms Band Together to Strengthen Local News Coverage. “By creating a hub... members can access support and infrastructure that would be out of reach individually... freeing up time to focus on journalism.” READ: oceanstatestories.org/local-news-s...

Watch the book promo video for Burnt Cove, my next book, publishing on April 24: drive.google.com/file/d/1oBNb...

Newport Historical Society offers year-long celebration of 250th signing of Declaration of Independence. City by the Sea played outsize role in Revolutionary War. “So much of the American Revolution in Rhode Island happened right here in Newport." READ: lnkd.in/eFHjdvJq

Storm Lake (Iowa) Times Pilot editor and co-owner Art Cullen, a Pulitzer Prize winner, discusses the paper, his background, and journalism in general. Originally broadcast on Story in the Public Square in 2022. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRER...

Lawmakers seek permanent funding for referral hotlines connecting families to mental health care. “If you would like to make the 200 odd pediatricians in the state very sad, tell them that PediPRN is going away.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/lawmakers-se...

Happy Easter!

The Long Game. Sportswriter pens first novel. “Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in August of 1963, and a new novel from Warwick writer John Gillooly opens with King’s words from that day.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/the-long-game/

Happy Passover and Holy Friday.

The internet is putting kids at risk. These mom lawmakers want to force tech firms to make it safer. “The message came from my younger child,” Amanda Zimmer said, “And it stated, ‘Owen is dead. Owen committed suicide. Dad is yelling, please call me.’” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/the-internet...

Drawing Inspiration from Youth, Cape Cod Author Imagines a “Better World.” - "There are so many times when we think that nothing can change, and then suddenly, radical change happens really, really quickly." READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/drawing-insp...

Ongoing primary care provider shortage imperils health of many Rhode Islanders. It’s also a national crisis, and some local programs are addressing it. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/continuing-p...

Two more classics from way back. Hotel California by The Eagles - WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaqR... - and California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas - WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7xk...

As a staff writer for The Providence Journal, I covered the COVID pandemic from it's start in 2020 until I left the paper in late 2022 to run OceanStateStories.org This song won: WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDP5...

The Beach Boys Good Vibrations Official Music Video. Another great tune from way back: studio.youtube.com/video/h5zS84...

Ageism affects people of all ages. Depending on how old you are, the challenges differ. READ: oceanstatestories.org/ageism-affec...

Martika's great hit "Toy Soldiers." Latest upload to my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arrx...

Q&A with artist & writer Mina Miki. "My core belief about life [is] if you can’t laugh, what’s the point. It is tough to navigate personhood and all its inevitable tragedies, but humor is the special ingredient that makes even the worst things tolerable." www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-ill...

Ninth review for Burnt Cove. "Wayne Miller’s Burnt Cove is a compulsively readable story about how the living complete the unfinished business of the dead...." -- Phil Eil, freelance journalist and author of Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer.”

Is Newport’s Nick Schorsch the Monopoly Man of Rhode Island? Heritage Restaurant Group and Audrain’s Nick Schorsch is snapping up property and building a restaurant empire in Rhode Island. But what’s his long game? READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/is-nick-scho...

Q & A with Dr. Christopher West, executive director, the African American Museum of Rhode Island." “History doesn’t happen to us. We make it, we shape it, and at AAMRI, we pass it forward.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-dr-...

8th blurb for Burnt Cove. "The pages will turn & you will be mesmerized as you accompany intrepid Jack White on his 'project,' a chilling exploration of a distant past that confronts him & loved ones in the present.” - Bryan Gruley, author of award-winning Bitterfrost and Starvation Lake series.

Advance trade paperbacks of my latest novel, Burnt Cove, have arrived! The book will be available in hardcover, trade pb, e- and audio editions April 24 wherever books are sold. The reviews thus far have been excellent, with more expected. gwaynemiller.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...

My Irish is from my mother, whose family was from County Waterford. Top o' the morn!

7th review just landed. "G. Wayne Miller’s newest, Burnt Cove, is one of most engrossing novels I’ve read in years. A masterfully-crafted tale of family secrets, horrors, discoveries... I can’t recommend it enough” Elizabeth Massie, author of Sineater, Welcome Back to the Night, Desper Hollow

Check out latest additions to my YouTube channel: Hollywood celebrities Josh & Ida Gad on Story in the Public Square: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJaR... Best-selling author Vanessa Lillie, also on SIPS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGfw... What’s Up Newport’s interview of me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=16FE...

Providence Safe Stations Offer 24/7 Access to Addiction Recovery Support. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/providence-s...

Sixth review of Burnt Cove, from Angel R. Sánchez “Set against the beautifully rendered backdrop of coastal Maine, G. Wayne Miller’s Burnt Cove is a moving reckoning with grief, identity, and the kind of loss that fractures families... its sincere, deeply human core stays with you.”

At age 28, Rhode Island native Manya Glassman is leaving her mark on screen. Filmmaker has won many awards & is shooting for more. “Certain moments carry a kind of gravitas that deserves to be honored. But a good scene, like life, isn’t just 1 note." READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/at-age-28-rh...

Q & A with author & teacher Jennifer Lee Quattrucci."In a world where children are rushed from place to place, often on devices, teachers need to create an environment where they are given time and allowed to focus, to think, to create, and to learn." READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/qa-with-auth...

Civil rights leader Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette received an honorary degree from Salve Regina University and was a guest on Story in the Public Square. RIP, Bernard, with thanks for all the good you did. Watch the Story episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvjA...

5th blurb for Burnt Cove from P.J Verfall, author of Faceless and Canis Lupus Humanus: "A soft touch ghost story that asks the question, 'What if you could get more than just a chance to say goodbye' " Pls join my mailing list to get updates on Cove & my other books etc: mailchi.mp/fd30883f049f...

Sisters on a mission to keep Black Doll history thriving. “Joy is resistance!” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/sisters-on-a...

Thank God The New York Times has some of its best reporters investigating the Epstein files or we might never get exposés like this. And if I know anything about The Times (and I do, including several of its reporters) they will certainly keep coming. www.nytimes.com/.../us/jeffr...

Spring training got me thinking about Boston Red Sox great Ted Williams. And that brought me to a trip I took out West years ago. I visited Alcor, the cryonics firm in Arizona, where I was allowed to take photos. Williams; head is frozen in one of these smaller cannisters, and his torso in a big 1.

The 4th blurb is in from esteemed poet and author Cynthia Elder. “Find yourself a comfortable chair because you won't want to leave it until you've finished G. Wayne Miller's new novel, Burnt Cove... A fast-paced read that resonates long after the last page.” www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Travel ban lifted at noon; thousands still without power as blizzard cleanup continues. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/travel-ban-l...

The Blizzard of '26: 37.9 inches where I live. Easily beats the previously historic New England blizzard, that of '78. These shots are after the clean-up.

Q & A with author, educator and Literacy Chef Dana Gambardella. “I value using story as the one constant innovative practice that remains powerfully instrumental for children, adults, and learners of all ages.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/qa-with-auth...