Projects

  • born hopeless with all the answers

    born hopeless with all the answers

    songs for a dying generation Do you feel like you’re drowning in a sea of empty promises and manufactured identities? Are you searching for authentic expression in a world that rewards conformity? In this remarkable poetry collection, James F. Miller II emerges as a voice for a generation betrayed by the very systems meant…

  • 21 reasons/lies

    21 reasons/lies

    21 Reasons/Lies is not your usual anthology of love and heartbreak poetry. Miller captures the raw angst of a young, heartbroken soul, using this perspective to shape the overall tone and mood. His darker emotions permeate the verses, guiding the collection’s direction. This beautifully crafted anthology delves into the agony of unrequited love, blending mature…

  • valedictorian of the bottom feeders

    Human experience can be lonely and miserable. Some choices we make are simple moments of lessons learned and heeded. Others can thrust us into the deepest pit of suffering and despair in the blink of an eye. Help does not come easy. Clawing at the mud that is addiction makes for a lifelong struggle.…

  • ghost in the reflection-letters to erin

    Raw letters scrawled from the mirror’s edge—mourning a personal ghost while the world spirals into moral decay. Originally, Ghost in the Reflection was a serialized series on channillo.com. This sophomore collection confronts the quiet erosion of humanity: fading kindness, crumbling values, societal silence in the face of loss. Through intimate reflections and unflinching observations,…

  • a footnote for tomorrow

    In this raw debut collection, A Footnote for Tomorrow, Indiana poet James F. Miller II lays bare the chaos of addiction’s grip—drug and alcohol battles waged across America’s back roads in the 2000s. Follow the daily turmoil. Experience the highs that deceive. Endure the withdrawals that break. Face the relapses that haunt. There is…